Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolRawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Rossendale, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 276 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 26 January 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Alder Grange SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional)110 m
- St Mary's CofE Primary School RawtenstallPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Belmont SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), May 20241.7 km
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rossendale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).