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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 9EZSt Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
Primary

St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

Primary

Rossendale · Rossendale · BB4 9EZ www.stpetersrc.com/

Pupils
149
cap. 150
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
149
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
149
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7000 spend / pupil£7330 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-3pp
85%80%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
5%
-14pp
21%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
32%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
149
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
St Peter's Road, Newchurch, Rossendale, BB4 9EZ
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
2024/2574%5%79%37%74%16%84%26%79%68%108.0106.0104.021%149
2023/2477%19%88%38%81%23%77%35%81%88%108.0107.0109.019%151
2022/2384%12%84%32%88%16%92%44%88%88%108.0108.0108.0+3.50+3.20+4.2015%150
2018/1984%21%84%32%84%37%89%53%79%89%107.0107.0109.0+2.00+2.00+2.2012%149
2017/1885%15%100%45%90%15%95%40%80%90%109.0108.0108.0+3.00-0.40+2.8013%152
2016/1763%5%74%16%79%16%84%16%79%68%102.0103.0104.0-3.30-2.40-2.2011%143

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
2024/2514924.821%4%12%3%6%
2023/2415126.019%0%11%3%3%
2022/2315024.215%1%11%4%4%
2021/2215221.118%1%9%4%4%
2020/2115426.618%1%12%
2018/1914922.912%1%11%2%
2017/1815224.913%1%14%3%5%
2016/1714322.311%1%13%3%7%

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