Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Anne's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119454URN

Ashworth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

31 applications for 16 places · 312th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

12 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 May 2018
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	16	31	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2025	24	48	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2024	13	32	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2023	19	45	2.4	18	0.95
Sep 2022	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2021	23	44	1.9	22	0.96
Sep 2020	20	40	2.0	16	0.80
Sep 2019	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2018	17	32	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2017	15	20	1.3	10	0.67
Sep 2016	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2015	18	39	2.2	15	0.83
Sep 2014	18	39	2.2	15	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%123rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	71%	11%	107	105
2023/24	53%	5%	103	99
2022/23	63%	10%	105	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

St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Waterfoot Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

2026

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Water Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
2.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119454 · 888/3366
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 27.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ashworth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JE
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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