Water Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Rossendale, Lancashire
Water Primary School is a primary school in Rossendale, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Burnley Road East, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 116 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to the close-knit community at Water Primary School.”
- “They feel safe and happy at the school.”
- “Pupils appreciate the learning environments that leaders and teachers provide for them.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, in a few subjects, teachers do not choose the most appropriate activities to help pupils to acquire new knowledge and to understand new concepts.”
- “Nonetheless, teachers are sometimes not quick enough to identify pupils’ errors and misunderstandings.”
- “From time to time, this means that some pupils make mistakes that go unchecked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 36% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Crawshawbooth Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Northern Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch 1.9 mi Not judged
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Waterfoot Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good