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Edisford Primary School

Ribble Valley, BB7 2LNPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
77%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
29 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2213 of 13,686 nationally

About Edisford Primary School

Edisford Primary School is a state primary in the Lancashire local authority, sitting within the Ribble Valley borough. Among the 480 primary schools in Lancashire, it ranks 64th overall, placing it comfortably in the top tier of schools in the county. Within its immediate Ribble Valley area, it ranks 8th out of 25 primary schools, putting it in the top 32% locally. The top-performing peers in the same local authority include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Edisford is a mixed, non-denominational school for children aged 4 to 11, with a headteacher, Elizabeth Hamilton-Thorpe, leading a school that is slightly oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, the school received 78 applications, with 27 offers going to first-preference families.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressEdisford Road, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, BB7 2LN
HeadteacherElizabeth Hamilton-Thorpe
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils212
Free School Meals (FSM)11.3%
School Capacity212 / 210 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 26 May 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Edisford Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.