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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School | Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School | St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall | St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School | Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School | St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall | St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Rossendale, BB4 6DX | Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW | Rossendale, BB4 8SU | ROSSENDALE, BB4 8RZ |
| School typediffers | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary controlled school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 5–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | School remains Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 12% | 50% | 73% | 57% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 10% | 7% | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.6% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 7.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 24.4% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 24.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.07 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 7 | 35 | 32 | 22 |
| Places offereddiffers | 8 | 36 | 30 | 22 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 109 | 276 | 211 | 182 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 109 / 210 (52%) | 276 / 295 (94%) | 211 / 210 (100%) | 182 / 210 (87%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 44% | 18.1% | 11.4% | 22% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Daniel Hargreaves | Mrs Katy Ormerod | Mrs Jessica Bell-Shaw | Mr Neil Gurman |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Manchester | Diocese of Salford | Diocese of Manchester |
| Constituency | Rossendale and Darwen | Rossendale and Darwen | Rossendale and Darwen | Rossendale and Darwen |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary controlled school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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