1
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 5NP
1
26 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Rossendale
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Rossendale. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
31
Outstanding
2
Good
26
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 90% · RI: 0% · I: 3%
2
Haslingden Broadway Primary School
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 4EH
1
29 Dec 2014
3
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Bacup • Lancashire • OL13 0QW
2
8 Sep 2024
4
Tonacliffe Primary School
Whitworth • Lancashire • OL12 8SS
2
18 Jul 2024
5
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore
• Lancashire • BB4 4EZ
2
23 Jun 2024
6
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL12 8DB
2
23 Apr 2024
7
Helmshore Primary School
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 4JW
2
17 Mar 2024
8
Bacup Thorn Primary School
Bacup • Lancashire • OL13 8EF
2
18 Jan 2024
9
Water Primary School
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 9PX
2
24 Sep 2023
10
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 2SW
2
22 Jan 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 2 • May 2022
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2018
- Britannia Community Primary School 2 • Feb 2017
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall 2 • Jun 2015
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2015
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2015
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2014
- Sharneyford Primary School 2 • May 2014