Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Calder Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Ormerod
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 295
- Pupils on roll
- 276
- URN
- 119367
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706215893
About this school
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Rawtenstall. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 276 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 42 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 50% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 55% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School compares
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School ranked 371st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.8% | 14.3% | 276 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall | 50% | 5.5% | 23.4% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall | 81% | 3.5% | 14.1% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School | 32% | 7.6% | 46.7% | 109 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden | 71% | 3% | 18.6% | 139 | 1.3 miles |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch | 74% | 3.3% | 12.1% | 152 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall0.3 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall0.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden1.3 miles
Primary · Rossendale
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch1.3 miles
Primary · Rossendale
Common questions
- What year groups does Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rawtenstall.
- Who is the headteacher of Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Katy Ormerod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School?
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School has 276 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School full?
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 295 pupils and 276 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School ranked 371st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.