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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 9PXWater Primary School
Primary

Water Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Rossendale · BB4 9PX www.water.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
116
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
116
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
116
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Water Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
36%
-35pp
83%60%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
36%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
116
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Burnley Road East, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PX
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
2024/2536%0%71%14%36%0%64%21%64%57%102.0101.0101.026%116
2023/2471%0%95%10%76%14%86%29%76%81%106.0106.0106.019%135
2022/2379%11%95%21%79%26%100%26%95%95%107.0107.0108.0+0.90+1.10+2.1013%137
2018/1967%11%72%22%78%28%78%22%78%78%104.0105.0108.0+0.20+1.30+0.5017%121
2017/1883%8%100%75%83%50%100%25%100%100%111.0107.0111.0+4.20+1.80+2.5015%115
2016/1776%6%88%6%76%12%82%18%76%94%104.0104.0104.0+1.60+1.10+1.2012%117

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
2024/2511620.426%1%28%5%9%
2023/2413523.819%1%25%5%9%
2022/2313715.413%2%22%4%6%
2021/2213314.711%1%13%4%3%
2020/2112916.816%1%16%
2018/1912115.917%2%16%3%4%
2017/1811517.415%2%18%4%6%
2016/1711719.512%2%24%4%8%

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