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Faith schools in Rawtenstall

All 7 faith schools in Rawtenstall.

7 schools in Rawtenstall

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  1. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

    Rossendale, BB4 9EZ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Rawtenstall faith schools average, low absence.

    31 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    152
    Pupils per teacher
    23.0
    View school St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
  2. St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

    Rossendale, BB4 8SU · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Rawtenstall faith schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    211
    Pupils per teacher
    23.2
    View school St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
  3. St Anne's Church of England Primary School

    Rossendale, BB4 9JE · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Rawtenstall faith schools average, low absence.

    16 first choices, 16 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    186
    Pupils per teacher
    23.1
    View school St Anne's Church of England Primary School
  4. St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall

    Rossendale, BB4 8RZ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Rawtenstall faith schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    182
    Pupils per teacher
    19.8
    View school St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
  5. Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Rawtenstall faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 32 offers made

    Met the standard at 1144%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    276
    Pupils per teacher
    20.7
    View school Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
  6. All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Rossendale, BB4 6SJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Rawtenstall faith schools average, high absence.

    107 first choices, 98 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.6

    Rawtenstall faith schools 42.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    11.7%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    504
    Pupils per teacher
    15.7
    View school All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
  7. Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School

    Rossendale, BB4 7UA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Rawtenstall faith schools average.

    7 first choices, 10 offers made

    Met the standard at 1120%

    Rawtenstall faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.5%Rawtenstall faith schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    112
    Pupils per teacher
    17.0
    View school Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Rawtenstall's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Rawtenstall 57%England 62%Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School: 20%Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 44%St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall: 50%St Anne's Church of England Primary School: 71%St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch: 74%St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall: 81%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Rawtenstall

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Rawtenstall average 5.9%St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch: 3.3%St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall: 3.5%St Anne's Church of England Primary School: 4.7%Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 4.8%St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall: 5.5%Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School: 7.5%All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy: 11.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Rawtenstall

Ofsted grades in Rawtenstall

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Rawtenstall

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 7 faith schools in Rawtenstall have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Rawtenstall, explained

There are 7 faith schools in Rawtenstall, teaching 1,623 children. 6 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

80% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

56.9% of pupils in Rawtenstall faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 20% to 81%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,954 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Rawtenstall?
There are 7 faith schools in Rawtenstall, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Rawtenstall?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Rawtenstall on Eduscope are St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch, St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall and St Anne's Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Rawtenstall ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Rawtenstall faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Rawtenstall is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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