Schools in Ribble Valley[1]

Local authority district E07000124 · 44 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 39 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 0 (0%)[4]
second 20%: 2 (5%)[4]
middle 20%: 6 (15%)[4]
fourth 20%: 15 (38%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 16 (41%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Grammar schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 71 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]

Secondary schools (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bowland High	11–16[2]	A8 48 2025/26[5]
Longridge High School	11–16[2]	A8 51 2025/26[5]
Ribblesdale School	4–16[2]	A8 42 2025/26[5]
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	11–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[5]
St Cecilia's RC High School	11–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (32)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
Barnacre Road Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[7]
Barrow URC Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2023/24[8]
Brabins Endowed School	4–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[7]
Chatburn Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
Edisford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Gisburn Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 94% 2024/25[7]
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 14% 2024/25[7]
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[7]
Longridge Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[7]
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Read St John's CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 30% 2024/25[7]
Sabden Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Salesbury Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School	3–11[2]
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe	4–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping	3–11[2]
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden	4–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[7]
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	4–11[2]
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge	3–11[2]
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Whalley Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Moorland School Limited	4–11[2]
Oakhill School	0–16[2]
Stonyhurst College	3–19[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[6]

Special schools and alternative provision (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Brook View School	8–19[2]
Hillside Specialist School and College	3–19[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ribblesdale Nursery School	2–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.