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St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall

Voluntary controlled school · ROSSENDALE · BB4 8RZ

Ages 4–11 · 182 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-04-03

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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.6%
Enrolments in measure
174

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

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill87%

182 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
182
Boys / girls
100 / 82
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
182 / 210 (87%)
Free school meals
22%
FSM pupils
40
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
Mr Neil Gurman

Location

Address
Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, St. Marys C of E School
Postcode
BB4 8RZ
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in ROSSENDALE, Lancashire, 182 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Neil Gurman
Telephone
01706216407
Website
http://www.stmaryscep.org.uk

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