St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · ROSSENDALE, Lancashire
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall is a primary school in ROSSENDALE, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, St. Marys C of E School, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8RZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a happy, welcoming school.”
- “Staff place the warm and positive relationships that they foster with pupils at the heart of all they do.”
- “This helps children settle quickly when they start in the Reception class.”
To improve
- “In contrast, pupils’ success in writing is not as strong.”
- “However, the resources that they use to practise writing are not matched well enough to their needs.”
- “This hinders their early formation of letters and the writing of words and sentences.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 1.0 mi Outstanding
- Haslingden Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch 1.4 mi Not judged
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged