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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden

Rossendale, BB4 5NPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#4,149
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Haslingden is a small, full-to-capacity school with 140 pupils on roll and exactly 140 places available. The school serves a community where 18. 6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that sits above the national average for primary schools and suggests a genuine mix of backgrounds within the intake. Demand is strikingly high: for the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 86 applications for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4. 3 to one. Even among first-preference families, there were 27 applications for those 20 spots, meaning a significant number of local parents who put St Mary's as their top choice were unable to secure a place. This level of competition is unusual for a school of this size and points to a strong local reputation that extends well beyond its immediate Catholic catchment.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLime Road, Rossendale, Rossendale, BB4 5NP
HeadteacherDonna McNicoll
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils140
Free School Meals (FSM)18.6%
School Capacity140 / 140 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 26 Sept 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:20-17:45

Source: st-marys-haslingden.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.