Whalley Road, Sabden, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9DZ
10 reasons to choose Sabden Primary School
Top line
Sabden Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Clitheroe and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Sabden Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection.
Average class size
Sabden Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Sabden Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools.
The Sabden Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at Sabden Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Sabden Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. There is also an artist-in-residence. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Sabden Primary School
Oakhill Preparatory School (3.7 miles); St Joseph’s Park Hill School (4 miles); Moorland Junior School (4.5 miles).
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School (3.9 miles); Barrow Primary School (4.4 miles); Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School (5 miles).
Oakhill School (3.7 miles); Moorland School (4.5 miles).
Ribblesdale High School (3.7 miles); Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (3.9 miles); St Augustine’s Roman Catholic High School, Billington (4.3 miles).