St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HT
Phone: 01254886110
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Laura Orr
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 161
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 28
% eligible for free school meals: 17.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

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Pupils on SEN Support: 16.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

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Educational Attainment

Good 2020 report

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Ranked #18 of 27 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#16Oswaldtwistle West End Primary SchoolGood
#17Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#19St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood
#20St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-MoorsGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolGood
#2Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolGood
#5Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Great Harwood Primary SchoolGood
#9Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#10Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Green Haworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#13Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolGood
#14Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Oswaldtwistle West End Primary SchoolGood
#17Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#19St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood
#20St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-MoorsGood
#21St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistleGood
#22St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood
#25Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#26Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate
#27St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyInadequate

Financials

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