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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

Voluntary aided school · Rossendale · BB4 9EZ

Ages 4–11 · 152 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.1%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
128

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

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
76
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 fill101%

152 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
152
Boys / girls
75 / 77
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
152 / 150 (101%)
Free school meals
7.9%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided 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
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Sullivan

Location

Address
St Peter's Road, Newchurch
Postcode
BB4 9EZ
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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rossendale, Lancashire, 152 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

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
Mrs Helen Sullivan
Telephone
01706229972
Website
www.stpetersrc.com/

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