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St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

Rossendale, BB4 8SUPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
0.8×
Applications did not exceed published places
25 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3136 of 13,686 nationally

About St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall is a state-funded primary school in Rossendale, North West, for pupils aged 5 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 213 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Jan 2023). 73% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 25 first-preference applications for 30 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressUnity Way, Rossendale, Rossendale, BB4 8SU
HeadteacherJessica Bell-Shaw
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils213
Free School Meals (FSM)13.6%
School Capacity213 / 210 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Jan 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Mar 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:35

After-school care

15:10-18:00

Source: stjamesthelessschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.