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Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jane Thistlethwaite

location_onRossendale, BB4 7UA

language Visit Website phone 1706229478

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

123

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Expected Standard

20%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Rossendale, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Rossendale, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 116 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 20% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #427 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,747 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 59%

Reading35% LA 73%

Writing30% LA 69%

Maths35% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing42% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.2

-5.1 to 0.7

-4.8

Write

LA 0.1

-7.6 to -2.0

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.4 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading46% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths46% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-4.7 to 0.0

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 0.4

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.6 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 65%

Reading47% LA 76%

Writing53% LA 78%

Maths47% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA 0.1

-7.3 to -1.3

-3.3

Write

LA 0.1

-6.2 to -0.4

-4.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-7.4 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 January 2025

Inspection Report

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26 May 2021

Inspection Report

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23 April 2015

Inspection Report

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16 October 2013

Inspection Report

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16 July 2013

Inspection Report

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05 July 2011

Inspection Report

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29 September 2009

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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29 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-04-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 116 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	116	2	1.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	119	8	6.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	139	2	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	135	4	3.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	123	1	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	112	2	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	111	1	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	132	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	147	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	149	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	152	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	142	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	137	2	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	126	3	2.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	120	1	0.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils