Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

4–11Ages
152Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119664URN

St Peter's Road, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 9EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

4.2per place

1.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

75 applications for 18 places · 16th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 18 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 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	18	75	4.2	31	1.72
Sep 2025	20	84	4.2	37	1.85
Sep 2024	25	76	3.0	28	1.12
Sep 2023	22	66	3.0	22	1.00
Sep 2022	20	69	3.5	24	1.20
Sep 2021	20	79	4.0	32	1.60
Sep 2020	20	92	4.6	31	1.55
Sep 2019	20	95	4.8	28	1.40
Sep 2018	20	73	3.7	32	1.60
Sep 2017	25	73	2.9	36	1.44
Sep 2016	25	76	3.0	23	0.92
Sep 2015	20	66	3.3	28	1.40
Sep 2014	20	42	2.1	22	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%87th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	74%	5%	108	106
2023/24	77%	19%	108	107
2022/23	84%	12%	108	108

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 Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, NewchurchThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Waterfoot Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.1 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
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 32%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119664 · 888/3775
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 150 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Peter's Road, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 9EZ
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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