Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 7UA · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS244%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM55.4%
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119199
Waterfoot Primary School
Community school · Rossendale · BB4 9DA
Ages 5–11 · 296 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
57%
Overall absence
5.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-02-02
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)11%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 4.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 268
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
- 143 / 153
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 296 / 315 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 24%
- FSM pupils
- 71
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 5–11
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
- Mrs Kelly Devine
Location
- Address
- Wolfenden Green, Waterfoot
- Postcode
- BB4 9DA
- 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 5–11, in Rossendale, Lancashire, 296 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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%
0.6 miles away
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 9JE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM27.7%
0.7 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Bacup · OL13 0QW · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS260%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM35.3%
0.9 miles away
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bacup · OL13 8LD · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS225%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM55.9%
1.1 miles away
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Rossendale · BB4 6DX · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS223%
- Absence8.6%
- FSM44.0%
1.9 miles away
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bacup · OL13 9RR · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM29.5%
1.9 miles away
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%
2.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Devine
- Telephone
- 01706830639