SCHOOL PROFILE

Roughlee Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 119383
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 52 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lancashire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 50 50 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 34 68.0% of pupils
Male pupils 16 32.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.0%
11.2 pts above England
School 36.0%
Pendle 33.8%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.0%
16.3 pts below England
School 4.0%
Pendle 36.6%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Pendle 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
52.0%
26
White British
18.0%
9
Any other Asian background
16.0%
8
White and Asian
12.0%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.0% 10 of 50 pupils
0.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.0%
Pendle 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.0% 7 pupils
England 14.8% 0.8 pts below
EHC plans 6.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

100.0% 39.6 pts above England
School 100.0%
Pendle 61.9%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Pendle 75.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Pendle 69.9%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Pendle 76.2%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 5.42%
Pendle 6.23%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.82 pts lower than England
School 6.00%
Pendle 16.95%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Pendle 1.50%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.2% 8.0 pts above England
Roughlee Church of England Primary School
96.2%
Pendle
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information