Barrow URC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | United Reformed Church |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 206 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 5.80% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Old Row, Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9AZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.barrow.lancsngfl.ac.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01254822338 |
| URN | 119397 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Whalley Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Ribblesdale School (all-through school, about 2.8 km)
- Edisford Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden (primary school, about 3.9 km)
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