Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 22/11/2022
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
10.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,496
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,613 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
172 of 213 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
427
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 213 | 172 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 131 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 427 | 173 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Keulemans
- Address
- York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
- Phone
- 01200423118
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- St Mary's · Pendle and Clitheroe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136390
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CLITHEROE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,496 pupils · 1,613 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 810 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 72.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.46 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 74.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 96% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.04 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.1 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19% | 17% |
| A-level students | 321 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 83% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 149 | 64% | 95% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 62% | 95% | 99% | |
| Biology | 147 | 78% | 99% | 99% | |
| Physics | 147 | 62% | 95% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 147 | 69% | 98% | 99% | |
| History | 80 | 71% | 96% | 99% | |
| Geography | 64 | 66% | 91% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 62% | 93% | 98% | |
| German | 50 | 56% | 82% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 50 | 88% | 98% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 54% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 144 | 10% | 35% | 53% | |
| Biology | 105 | 10% | 37% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 98 | 6% | 16% | 41% | |
| Chemistry | 97 | 12% | 42% | 69% | |
| Business Studies | 80 | 8% | 18% | 73% | |
| Sociology | 70 | 11% | 36% | 69% | |
| Economics | 63 | 5% | 25% | 59% | |
| Physics | 49 | 18% | 45% | 57% | |
| History | 35 | 14% | 31% | 74% | |
| Government and Politics | 31 | 6% | 29% | 68% | |
| English Language | 29 | 0% | 10% | 52% | |
| Fine Art | 19 | 16% | 47% | 74% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11458: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 35% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.