St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Rossendale, Lancashire
St Anne's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Rossendale, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ashworth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 186 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 May 2023
Strengths
- “St Anne’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “The school’s values of respect, thankfulness, hope, forgiveness, love and faithfulness contribute to the friendly atmosphere.”
- “Pupils relish the friendships that they make in school.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, in a small number of subjects, leaders’ curriculum thinking is not finalised.”
- “This means pupils are not building on their knowledge as effectively as they could.”
- “That said, for some pupils, the books that they read are not matched well enough to the sounds that they know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 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) | 71% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch 0.4 mi Not judged
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Waterfoot Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Water Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall 1.7 mi Standards maintained