Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
About Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a small state primary in the Ribble Valley, part of the Lancashire local authority. Among the 25 primary schools in the Ribble Valley, it ranks 7th, placing it comfortably in the top quarter locally. Its closest peers at the top of the local leaderboard are Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley. With just 103 pupils against a capacity of 105, the school is near full, and it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 32 applications for 16 places, with 15 of those going to first-preference families. The school has a Church of England religious character and offers nursery provision for children from age three. Headteacher Victoria Gow leads a setting where 7. 1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well below the national average.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 Sept 2023Latest monitoring visit (12 Sept 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 8 May 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
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Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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