Primary
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
Unity Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SU
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 211 of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2023
Good
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
81%
106.0
3rd of 13 by our score, among the primary schools in Rossendale we can score - 14 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 81% |
| Working at a higher standard | 19% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 87% |
| 23/24 | 73% |
| 24/25 | 81% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Unity Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jessica Bell-Shaw
- Address
- Unity Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SU
- Telephone
- 01706216190
Other primary schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall4.1/10
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School5.1/10
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolNot enough data
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School3.1/10
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden7.5/10
- Haslingden Primary School6.0/10