St Anne's Church of England Primary School
About St Anne's Church of England Primary School
St Anne's Church of England Primary School in Rossendale is a popular choice among local families, with twice as many applications as places available for the 2025/26 intake. The school received 48 applications for 24 places, and all 24 first-preference families were offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2:1. This level of demand suggests parents who get their child in tend to be satisfied, though the school doesn't publish a formal parent recommendation percentage. The school is a state-funded primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a Church of England character, and it currently has 192 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210. Headteacher Jayne Webb leads a setting where 31. 1% of pupils qualify for free school meals, which is above the national average and indicates a genuinely inclusive intake.
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
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- 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 May 2023Latest monitoring visit (12 May 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 23 May 2018. 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
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:55
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: st-anne-edgeside.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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