St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Ashworth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Webb
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 119454
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706214081
About this school
St Anne's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Rossendale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 12 May 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 | 30 | 19 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 53% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 68% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 63% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 68% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 St Anne'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 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's Church of England Primary School compares
St Anne's Church of England Primary School ranked 130th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 4.7% | 35.3% | 186 | — |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch | 74% | 3.3% | 12.1% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School | 20% | 7.5% | 51.7% | 112 | 0.6 miles |
| Waterfoot Primary School | 73% | 5% | 20.7% | 296 | 0.7 miles |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School | 37% | 5.4% | 35.9% | 221 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | 50% | 6.5% | 60.7% | 125 | 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)
- 35.26%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch0.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Waterfoot Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup1.3 miles
Primary · Bacup
Other schools in Rossendale
St Anne's Church of England Primary School ranks 5th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Rossendale.
- Crawshawbooth Primary School Primary
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School Primary
- Haslingden Primary School Primary
- Helmshore Primary School Primary
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School Primary
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden Primary
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Primary
- Water Primary School Primary
- Waterfoot Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Anne's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rossendale.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anne's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Jayne Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anne's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne'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 many pupils are at St Anne's Church of England Primary School?
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Anne's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 St Anne's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Anne's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anne's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Anne'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 63% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School ranked 130th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 St Anne's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne'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.