Community school · Lancashire

Water Primary School

4–11Ages
116Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119198URN

Burnley Road East, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

26 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 July 2023
Graded inspection: Good
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	26	2.4	10	0.91
Sep 2025	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2024	17	35	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2023	20	49	2.5	20	1.00
Sep 2022	17	37	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2021	20	50	2.5	21	1.05
Sep 2020	20	57	2.9	28	1.40
Sep 2019	20	51	2.6	19	0.95
Sep 2018	20	44	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2017	18	47	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2016	20	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2015	19	30	1.6	10	0.53
Sep 2014	6	14	2.3	5	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 36% · Maths 64% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%404th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard36%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	102	101
2023/24	71%	0%	106	106
2022/23	79%	11%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Water Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Crawshawbooth Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Northern Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
3.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Bacup Thorn Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Waterfoot Primary School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119198 · 888/2128
Capacity: 140 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Burnley Road East, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources