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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 4EZSt Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore
Primary

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

Primary

Rossendale · BB4 4EZ www.st-veronicas.lancsngfl.ac.uk/

Pupils
142
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+10pp
91%81%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
19%
+12pp
22%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Raven Avenue, Helmshore, BB4 4EZ
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
2024/2581%19%85%42%92%31%92%50%88%92%108.0110.0109.011%142
2023/2471%7%86%39%75%11%75%29%82%86%107.0105.0107.014%150
2022/2391%22%94%63%91%31%94%38%94%97%110.0108.0110.0+4.40+3.20+2.8012%161
2018/1978%19%93%48%85%22%89%37%89%96%108.0107.0109.0+2.30-0.50+0.2010%175
2017/1880%20%92%60%80%20%96%40%88%96%110.0109.0110.0+4.10-0.20+4.4011%181
2016/1788%20%100%44%88%24%100%56%92%100%110.0110.0111.0+4.50+1.20+4.6011%177

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
2024/2514217.311%9%8%3%6%
2023/2415018.314%11%8%4%6%
2022/2316119.712%7%10%5%7%
2021/2216420.013%8%10%4%7%
2020/2117018.812%9%9%
2018/1917523.210%9%10%3%4%
2017/1818119.111%11%9%4%4%
2016/1717719.111%12%10%3%2%

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