Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Linden Lea, Rossendale, BB4 6DX
109 pupils · 52% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 44%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 6 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 32% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 18 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 16 | 39 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 20 | 42 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 20 | 49 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 24 | 63 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.