Schools in Pendle
50 state-funded schools, 14,949 pupils. 89.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 6 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Pendle?
Pendle has 50 state-funded schools teaching 14,949 pupils. 37 primary, 6 secondary, 5 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Pendle are Good or Outstanding?
89.8% of the 49 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Pendle are rated Good or Outstanding: 6 Outstanding and 38 Good. 5 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Pendle are rated Outstanding?
6 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Pendle: Whitefield Infant School and Nursery, Laneshaw Bridge Primary, Pendle Community High School & College, Pendle View Primary School, Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Walton Lane Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Whitefield Infant School and NurseryPrimary332Outstanding 2025
- Laneshaw Bridge PrimaryPrimary204Outstanding 2023
- Pendle Community High School & CollegeSpecial163Outstanding 2024
- Pendle View Primary SchoolSpecial134Outstanding 2023
- Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary121Outstanding 2023
- Walton Lane Nursery SchoolNursery58Outstanding 2021
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 37 | 36 | 94.4% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| Nursery | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Pendle
Showing 20 of 50 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marsden Heights Community College | Secondary | 1,048 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pendle Vale College | Secondary | 1,042 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colne Park High School | Secondary | 1,031 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colne Primet Academy | Secondary | 858 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | Secondary | 821 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Craven High School | Secondary | 591 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walverden Primary School | Primary | 451 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pendle Primary Academy | Primary | 423 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Marsden Community Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Reedley Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bradley Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 407 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Castercliff Primary School | Primary | 383 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lomeshaye Junior School | Primary | 360 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 359 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colne Lord Street School | Primary | 347 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 332 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barrowford School | Primary | 327 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Primary School | Primary | 327 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 218 | Good2012 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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