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St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

Rossendale, BB4 4EZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
18 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#3,696
of 13,686 nationally

About St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

St Veronica’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Helmshore is a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 75 applications for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 75. Every single one of those 75 applications was a first preference, which tells you something about its reputation among parents in Rossendale. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with headteacher Nicola White at the helm. It currently has 142 pupils on roll against a capacity of 175, so there is some physical room, but demand far outstrips supply. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 8. 5%, below the national average, which may reflect the local demographic. If you are a Catholic family in the area, this is clearly a school worth registering your interest in early.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressRaven Avenue, Rossendale, BB4 4EZ
HeadteacherNICOLA WHITE
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils142
Free School Meals (FSM)8.5%
School Capacity142 / 175 (81% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:15-09:00

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: st-veronicas.lancsngfl.ac.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.