St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119665
- Address
- Unity Way, Rawtenstall, BB4 8SU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 209 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.9%
- Girls
- 54.1%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.3%
White British 91.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 1.9%
Irish 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 87%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 13 17 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 5 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 6 | 30 12 18 |