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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119367

Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Rawtenstall · BB4 8HW

Ages 4–11 · 276 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-03-12

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
248

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill94%

276 pupils · 295 places

Pupils on roll
276
Boys / girls
159 / 117
School capacity
295
Capacity fill
276 / 295 (94%)
Free school meals
18.1%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Katy Ormerod

Location

Address
Calder Road
Postcode
BB4 8HW
Town
Rawtenstall
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, 276 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Rawtenstall
1
Primary schools in Rawtenstall
1
Academies among open schools in Rawtenstall
0% (0)
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Katy Ormerod
Telephone
01706215893
Website
www.stpaulsrawtenstall.co.uk/

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