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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 9DAWaterfoot Primary School
Primary

Waterfoot Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Rossendale · BB4 9DA http://www.waterfoot.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
299
cap. 315
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterfoot Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+21pp
73%63%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
18%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
299
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Wolfenden Green, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9DA
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
2024/2573%5%80%30%84%5%80%25%95%84%106.0105.0107.011%299
2023/2452%0%60%29%76%2%64%14%90%74%104.0102.0106.08%300
2022/2357%11%72%33%65%17%70%17%67%63%105.0102.0104.0-1.40-1.70-3.1010%312
2018/1969%18%73%33%87%22%93%33%91%87%105.0106.0107.0-0.90-0.50-0.6013%311
2017/1862%13%76%36%73%22%69%20%87%67%105.0102.0103.0+1.40+1.10-0.3012%310
2016/1759%0%76%24%78%7%63%4%85%63%103.0101.0103.0-0.10-0.60-2.7011%315

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
2024/2529919.211%3%21%5%13%
2023/2430021.08%4%20%5%14%
2022/2331221.110%3%20%5%15%
2021/2231623.010%2%19%4%8%
2020/2131325.810%4%24%
2018/1931124.613%4%19%3%3%
2017/1831022.112%6%21%4%3%
2016/1731521.811%6%19%3%4%

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