Community school · Lancashire

Waterfoot Primary School

5–11Ages
296Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119199URN

Wolfenden Green, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

68 applications for 33 places · 300th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 July 2012
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

68 applications · 33 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.6; 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	33	68	2.1	27	0.82
Sep 2025	36	90	2.5	31	0.86
Sep 2024	45	88	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2023	33	80	2.4	32	0.97
Sep 2022	41	79	1.9	38	0.93
Sep 2021	44	91	2.1	42	0.95
Sep 2020	40	93	2.3	33	0.83
Sep 2019	45	111	2.5	45	1.00
Sep 2018	42	103	2.5	38	0.90
Sep 2017	45	131	2.9	49	1.09
Sep 2016	45	129	2.9	55	1.22
Sep 2015	45	128	2.8	63	1.40
Sep 2014	45	115	2.6	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 84% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%98th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	5%	106	105
2023/24	52%	0%	104	102
2022/23	57%	11%	105	102

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

Waterfoot Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119199 · 888/2129
Capacity: 315 pupils · 296 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Cloughfold Primary School (URN 119197)
Address: Wolfenden Green, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9DA
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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