Crawshawbooth Primary SchoolSt James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rossendale.

Summary of the comparison

Crawshawbooth Primary School and St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall are primary schools in Rossendale.

  • Crawshawbooth Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall is ahead on our composite score.

  • Crawshawbooth Primary School was judged Good and St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Crawshawbooth Primary School and 81.0% for St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Crawshawbooth Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall (87.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Crawshawbooth Primary School versus St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RossendaleCrawshawbooth Primary SchoolRossendaleSt James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking97th of 466 in Lancashire 34th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll302 213
Capacity315 210
LocationRossendale, BB4 8AN Rossendale, BB4 8SU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census302 213
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 14.1%
English as an additional language1.0% 1.4%
SEN support11.3% 7.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.0% 4.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Crawshawbooth Primary School

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

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