Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Rawtenstall · BB4 8HW · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM18.1%
1.4 miles away
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Crawshawbooth Primary School
Community school · Rossendale · BB4 8AN
Ages 4–11 · 296 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
60%
Overall absence
3.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-04-27
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 2.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 263
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
296 pupils · 315 places
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- Boys / girls
- 154 / 142
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 296 / 315 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- FSM pupils
- 27
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Willan
Location
- Address
- Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth
- Postcode
- BB4 8AN
- Town
- Rossendale
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rossendale, Lancashire, 296 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.1%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
ROSSENDALE · BB4 8RZ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM22.0%
1.7 miles away
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 8SU · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS287%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM11.4%
1.7 miles away
Water Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 9PX · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM29.3%
1.8 miles away
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Accrington · BB5 2SW · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS27%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM17.3%
1.9 miles away
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Ofsted: OutstandingVoluntary aided school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 5NP · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence2.9%
- FSM21.6%
2.1 miles away
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextVoluntary aided school · Primary
Haslingden · BB4 5HQ · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS256%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM36.5%
2.2 miles away
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 9EZ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS284%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM7.9%
2.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Willan
- Telephone
- 01706228664