Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119390URN

Dark Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 7UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

20 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

20%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

8 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

20 applications · 10 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 0.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.2; 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	10	20	2.0	7	0.70
Sep 2025	18	37	2.1	12	0.67
Sep 2024	14	30	2.1	12	0.86
Sep 2023	12	30	2.5	12	1.00
Sep 2022	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2021	12	44	3.7	11	0.92
Sep 2020	7	25	3.6	6	0.86
Sep 2019	19	47	2.5	14	0.74
Sep 2018	22	36	1.6	13	0.59
Sep 2017	31	46	1.5	14	0.45
Sep 2016	18	43	2.4	11	0.61
Sep 2015	30	28	0.9	6	0.20
Sep 2014	12	38	3.2	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 35% · Writing 30% · Maths 35% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard20%434th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard35%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard30%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard35%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	20%	0%	98	98
2023/24	31%	0%	104	100
2022/23	44%	0%	103	100

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 Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Waterfoot Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
2.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119390 · 888/3113
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 55.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dark Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 7UA
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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