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Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School

Community school · Rossendale · BB4 6DX

Ages 4–11 · 109 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

12%

Overall absence

8.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)12%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
98.0
Avg scaled score — maths
93.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.4%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
135

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

7

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

7

Total preferences (any rank)
15
Preferred offers (top 3)
7
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill52%

109 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
109
Boys / girls
60 / 49
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
109 / 210 (52%)
Free school meals
44%
FSM pupils
48
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 Daniel Hargreaves

Location

Address
Linden Lea, Rawtenstall
Postcode
BB4 6DX
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, 109 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44%.

Open schools in Rossendale
24
Primary schools in Rossendale
13
Academies among open schools in Rossendale
13% (3)
Open schools in BB4
27
Primary in BB4
16
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RossendaleNear BB4

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Hargreaves
Telephone
01706215233
Website
www.balladen.org.uk

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