Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Primary school in Rossendale, Lancashire. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Oct 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 6 November 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2028
The last inspection was in October 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.8 milesSt James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.8 milesSt Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 1.1 milesRawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.2 milesHaslingden Broadway Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- 1.2 milesSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Outstanding (Jul 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.