Ribblesdale School
School Name: Ribblesdale School Address: Queens Road Town/City: Clitheroe County: Lancashire Postcode: BB7 1EJ Telephone Number: 01200 422563 Website: http://www.ribblesdale.org
Phase: All-through (ages 4-16) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Anne-Marie Horrocks
Capacity: 1635
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1437 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.3%
URN: 119716
DfE Number: 888/4013
UKPRN: 10017375
UPRN: 100012840712
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Ribble Valley (E07000124)
Constituency: Pendle and Clitheroe (E14001422)
Electoral Ward: Littlemoor (E05012013)
Easting & Northing: 374424E, 441253N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 52' 2.97" N 2° 23' 25" W
Plus Code: 9C5VVJ85+XV
DfE Record: View record
- Ribblesdale Nursery School (0.1km)
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- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.4km)
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School (0.8km)
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (0.9km)
- Edisford Primary School (1.0km)
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School (1.1km)
- Moorland School Limited (1.7km)
- Barrow Urc Primary School (2.8km)
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (3.0km)
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