A RAWTENSTALL pre-school has been rated good by Ofsted inspectors for the second time running.

St James-the-Less Pre-School, in Burnley Road, was told to improve its mathematics teaching but praised for its staff’s ‘excellent relationships with parents and carers’.

After visiting the school in June this year, inspector Janet Singelton said: “Teaching is very effective, with a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities focusing on the characteristics of effective learning.

“Children display good levels of behaviour and are well mannered and considerate to each other.”