Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
About Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School in Whitworth holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, a shift from the Outstanding grade it achieved in 2011. The inspection report rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good. Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 tell a strong story. 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. This places the school third out of 31 primary schools in Rossendale and in the top 25% nationally. In individual subjects, 88% reached the expected level in both reading and maths, with average scores of 106 and 105 respectively. Higher standard attainment was also notable: 32% in reading, 20% in writing and 12% in maths.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted, 23 Apr 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Source: olsa.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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