St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Lime Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Donna McNicoll
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 119663
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706214747
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rossendale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 70% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 30% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 90% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 95% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.70 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 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 | 86% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden compares
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden ranked 136th 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 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3% | 18.6% | 139 | — |
| Haslingden Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 39.4% | 372 | 0.4 miles |
| Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School | 52% | 6.7% | 36.1% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Haslingden Broadway Primary School | 48% | 4% | 11.9% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall | 81% | 3.5% | 14.1% | 211 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall | 50% | 5.5% | 23.4% | 182 | 1.0 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)
- 18.57%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.99%
- Persistent absence
- 4.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haslingden Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Haslingden
-
Haslingden Broadway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall1.0 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall1.0 miles
Primary · Rossendale
Other schools in Rossendale
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden ranks 6th 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 Anne's 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 Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Primary
- Water Primary School Primary
- Waterfoot Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rossendale.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden is Miss Donna McNicoll, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden, 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden full?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden has capacity for 140 pupils and 139 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden ranked 136th 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 98% 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden's absence rate?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden'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.