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Secondary · BB7 · Lancashire

Bowland High

Riversmead, Sawley Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4QS

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.38
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils644

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BB7. Where we have them, council (Ribble Valley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
644
Free school meals
10.2%
0.4% above district average (9.8%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
9.8%
5% below district average (14.8%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
2.4%
1.2% below district average (3.6%)
Attendance
95.7%
0.8% below district average (96.5%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
8.9%
Progress 8
+0.38 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
47.8
Grade 5+ English & maths
42.6%
Grade 4+ English & maths
70.4%
Entered for EBacc
34.3%
EBacc average point score
4.11

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BB7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.2%
  • 2021/2292.1%
  • 2022/2392.9%
  • 2023/2492.7%
  • 2024/2593.2%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
525
Pupils on roll
644

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Lancashire page.

SEN support

SEN %
9.8%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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