Primary school

Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • BB1 4DT
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,044 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 57%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM60% · North West 63%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 84% · 25 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 27 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 75% · 24 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 60% · 20 pupils · North West 63%84%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 27 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 17% · 24 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 20 pupils · North West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 25 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 20 pupils · North West 105105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 105107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd250
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026188
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.0%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support6.4%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils8.3%

Girls 43.9%Boys 56.1%

89.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 1.5

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,682
Spend per pupil£6,716
Staff spend per pupil£5,172
Reserve per pupil£457
  • +£85,932revenue reserve
  • −£6,265in-year balance

Grants £6,334 · self-generated £348 · premises £423 per pupil