Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119280
- Address
- Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, BB4 6DX
- Website
- www.balladen.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 120 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Pakistani | 1.7% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.7% |
| Other White | 2.5% |
| Mixed | 6.6% |
| White British | 85.8% |
| Irish | 0.8% |
| Other Black | 0.8% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-6.3
WritingWell below average-7
MathsWell below average-7.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 32% |
| Local authority average | 60% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 97 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 9
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 9
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 9
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Year 1 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 2 | 17 10 7 |
| Year 3 | 16 9 7 |
| Year 4 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 5 | 21 13 8 |
| Year 6 | 26 9 17 |