St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall

School overview

St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall is a primary school serving ROSSENDALE, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 184 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.0%. There are about 20.0 pupils per teacher. St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.