Water Primary School
Community school in Rossendale, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 116 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 140 |
| Free school meals | 29.30% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Burnley Road East, Water, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 9PX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.water.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01706216414 |
| URN | 119198 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 July 2023, published 24 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 26 January 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Crawshawbooth Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Northern Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Bacup Thorn Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Waterfoot Primary School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.