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Search by postcode, area, or school name, then compare two live school rows side by side before you narrow the rest of your shortlist.

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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area BB4.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Helmshore Primary School is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 245 pupils, with Helmshore Primary School larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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Helmshore Primary School

Primary · Rossendale · BB4 4JW · 385 pupils · Same postcode area (BB4)

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden

Primary · Rossendale · BB4 5NP · 140 pupils · Same postcode area (BB4)

Side-by-side comparison of Helmshore Primary School and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden for the current schools search.
Measure Helmshore Primary School St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Area Rossendale Rossendale
Postcode area BB4 BB4
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Community school Voluntary aided school
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 385 pupils 140 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (BB4) Same postcode area (BB4)
Latest Ofsted outcome Good
Published 17 Mar 2024.
Outstanding
Published 26 Sep 2024.

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