Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Arundel Street
Rishton
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 4DT
Phone 01254884522
Reference Number 119427

Rishton St Peter and St Paul’s Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school provides a supportive and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued. With ambitious leadership focused on academic success, most pupils achieve well, demonstrating readiness for secondary education. The school is particularly effective in its promotion of personal development, ensuring that children not only meet academic standards but also grow into well-rounded individuals through a variety of extracurricular activities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 171
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.14%
Girls: 43.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 11 27
2 15 8 23
3 17 13 30
4 10 17 27
5 10 7 17
6 10 10 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
Pakistani 2.9%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White, Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 Mar 2023
Date Report
21 Mar 2023 School inspection:
30 Jan 2018 Short inspection
22 May 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
21 May 2009 Full inspection:
14 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
18 Oct 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • The school fosters a happy and welcoming environment for pupils.
  • Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • The curriculum is designed to build knowledge logically from Reception to Year 6.
  • Pupils demonstrate good behavior and a strong willingness to learn.
  • Staff identify and support pupils who are falling behind in their reading.
  • There is strong support for pupils' wider development through extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, leaders have not clearly defined the important knowledge pupils need to learn.
  • Governors lack sufficient information to hold leaders accountable for the quality of education.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7
Writing 0.5
Maths -2.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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