Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Community primary school in Rossendale (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
32%
▼ 30pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
60%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
40%
▼ 34pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
52%
▼ 20pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.6
▼ 5.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.0%
▲ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
52%
109 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School is a primary school located in Rossendale, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 120 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mr Daniel Hargreaves.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
Key facts
- URN
- 119280
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Allison | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jacquie Lightfoot | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Gaynor Gallagher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Brain Carney | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Julia Foster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Samantha Gaskell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ben Crawley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Craig Richardson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rhianna Russell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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