St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

General Information

Address: Unity Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SU
Phone: 01706216190
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jessica Bell-Shaw
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 211
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 24
% eligible for free school meals: 11.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #18 of 26 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#16Sharneyford Primary SchoolGood
#17St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallGood
#19St John With St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20St John's Stonefold CofE Primary SchoolGood

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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.

#1St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenOutstanding
#2Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolGood
#5Britannia Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Crawshawbooth Primary SchoolGood
#7Edenfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Haslingden Primary SchoolGood
#9Haslingden St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Helmshore Primary SchoolGood
#11Northern Primary SchoolGood
#12Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, WhitworthGood
#13Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary SchoolGood
#14Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Sharneyford Primary SchoolGood
#17St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallGood
#19St John With St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20St John's Stonefold CofE Primary SchoolGood
#21St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupGood
#22St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, HelmshoreGood
#23Tonacliffe Primary SchoolGood
#24Water Primary SchoolGood
#25Waterfoot Primary SchoolGood
#26St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,016 (2024-25)

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Ranked #31 of 31 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#29Crawshawbooth Primary School£6,100
#30Edenfield Church of England Primary School£6,025
#31St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall£6,016

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£11,584
#2Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School£9,886
#3Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School£9,404
#4Sharneyford Primary School£9,140
#5St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School£9,109
#6Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School£8,875
#7Water Primary School£8,725
#8St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup£8,163
#9St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden£7,991
#10Waterfoot Primary School£7,914
#11Northern Primary School£7,502
#12Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School£7,388
#13St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School£7,350
#14Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School£7,307
#15St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall£7,283
#16St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School£7,221
#17Haslingden Primary School£7,163
#18St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore£7,125
#19Bacup Thorn Primary School£7,022
#20St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch£7,000
#21Haslingden Broadway Primary School£6,976
#22St Anne's Church of England Primary School£6,954
#23Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,807
#24Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School£6,746
#25Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth£6,666
#26Helmshore Primary School£6,335
#27Tonacliffe Primary School£6,261
#28Britannia Community Primary School£6,159
#29Crawshawbooth Primary School£6,100
#30Edenfield Church of England Primary School£6,025
#31St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall£6,016

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