Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
276Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119367URN

Calder Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

82 applications for 32 places · 175th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

26 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 November 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 32 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; 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	32	82	2.6	29	0.91
Sep 2025	33	84	2.6	30	0.91
Sep 2024	36	108	3.0	35	0.97
Sep 2023	37	110	3.0	33	0.89
Sep 2022	40	124	3.1	43	1.08
Sep 2021	40	95	2.4	39	0.98
Sep 2020	40	106	2.7	41	1.02
Sep 2019	40	121	3.0	41	1.02
Sep 2018	40	115	2.9	45	1.13
Sep 2017	40	106	2.7	37	0.93
Sep 2016	41	94	2.3	38	0.93
Sep 2015	40	116	2.9	57	1.43
Sep 2014	40	105	2.6	32	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 58% · Maths 51% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%369th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	44%	2%	102	100
2023/24	50%	10%	105	100
2022/23	53%	3%	106	101

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

Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
0.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
2.1 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
2.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Crawshawbooth Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119367 · 888/3022
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 295 pupils · 276 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Calder Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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