St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
Primary schoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall is a primary school in Rossendale, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 182 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 5 March 2025
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, 50% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)100 m
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Alder Grange SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional)600 m
- Belmont SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file860 m
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), May 20241.2 km
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).