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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 6DXRawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Primary

Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Rossendale · BB4 6DX www.balladen.org.uk

Pupils
120
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£9886 spend / pupil£9757 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
32%
+20pp
84%48%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
40%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
52%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
8%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
97.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
120
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6DX
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2532%0%60%8%52%4%40%4%60%52%102.097.0100.018%120
2023/2412%0%36%4%40%0%12%4%68%36%98.093.097.013%150
2022/2323%0%52%6%39%0%26%0%48%52%99.097.0100.0-6.30-7.00-7.2014%165
2018/1952%3%69%17%79%14%59%7%93%62%103.0101.0103.0-2.40-2.90-5.0016%213
2017/1884%16%94%47%88%25%91%34%91%94%110.0109.0109.0+1.90-1.40+1.7012%208
2016/1743%0%50%7%96%14%79%11%96%96%100.0104.0107.0-5.20+0.80-1.8014%208

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512015.018%2%47%8%18%
2023/2415018.813%3%47%9%24%
2022/2316518.314%0%50%6%24%
2021/2218419.612%1%43%8%25%
2020/2119724.916%2%40%
2018/1921334.216%2%38%4%8%
2017/1820822.012%2%42%4%7%
2016/1720824.614%2%44%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.