Primary school

Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • BB4 8HW
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 31%31% · 2016/172017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 89%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM44% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West−9.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West−35.7 pts
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−33.5 pts
Maths score100 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−11.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 39 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 71% · 38 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 60% · 45 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 55% · 40 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 53% · 40 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 42 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 44% · 45 pupils · North West 63%71%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 39 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 8% · 38 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 45 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 40 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 40 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 42 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 45 pupils · North West 6%10%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 39 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 38 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 40 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 40 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 42 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 45 pupils · North West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 39 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 38 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 40 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 40 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 42 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 45 pupils · North West 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
29 of 29 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2929
2nd281
3rd251

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026276
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.3%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support23.9%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.0%

Girls 40%Boys 60%

93.6% full · 295 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 10.3
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 2

Teachers 13.3 FTE · Whole workforce 26.6 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,294
Spend per pupil£7,432
Staff spend per pupil£5,692
Reserve per pupil£15
  • +£4,229revenue reserve
  • −£37,977in-year balance

Grants £6,346 · self-generated £948 · premises £492 per pupil