Rishton Methodist Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Methodist
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119396
- Address
- George Street, Rishton, BB1 4JF
- Website
- www.rishton.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 157 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.9%
- Girls
- 54.1%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 90.4%
Mixed 3.8%
African 2.5%
Other White 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Rishton Methodist Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 23 7 16 |
| Year 1 | 19 10 9 |
| Year 2 | 21 9 12 |
| Year 3 | 23 15 8 |
| Year 4 | 23 9 14 |
| Year 5 | 21 10 11 |
| Year 6 | 27 12 15 |