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Schools in Rossendale

  • 42State-funded schools
  • 31Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Lancashire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.3
0.3 below Lancashire median (2.5)
Median school in Rossendale
New Ofsted report cards
9of 42 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Lancashire-wide
87%
Lancashire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 9 schools of 42 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (4)
  • Post-16 provision (3)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 28 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding4
  • Good23
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 5 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education212–
Behaviour and attitudes221–
Personal development23––
Leadership and management221–

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Secondary schools in Rossendale

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Requires improvement2024 4.6 applications per place 42.6 37%
Alder Grange School 2026 3.4 applications per place 39.1 23%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 2026 2.5 applications per place 45.3 22%
Whitworth Community High School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 47.4 25%
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Selective Special measures 2026 2.1 applications per place 75.5 7%
The Valley Leadership Academy 2026 1.0 applications per place 34.3 42%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Rossendale

31 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Remains Good2024 5.0small intake applications per place 64% 30%
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore Faith Good2024 4.9small intake applications per place 81% 9%
Haslingden Broadway Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 4.7 applications per place 48% 9%
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 4.2 applications per place 74% 8%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden Faith Outstanding2024 3.6 applications per place 71% 22%
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall Faith Remains Good2023 3.4 applications per place 81% 11%
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 3.1 applications per place 71% 34%
Edenfield Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.0 applications per place 80% 7%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Serious weaknesses 2026 3.0small intake applications per place 15% 76%
Northern Primary School Remains Good2024 2.9 applications per place 50% 17%
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School Faith Good2022 2.9 applications per place 71% 17%
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall Faith Standards maintained2025 2.9 applications per place 50% 22%
Britannia Community Primary School 2026 2.9 applications per place 66% 10%
Sharneyford Primary School 2026 2.7small intake applications per place 30% 16%
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 44% 18%
Tonacliffe Primary School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 61% 14%
Helmshore Primary School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 88% 6%
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Faith 2026 2.4small intake applications per place 50% 56%
Water Primary School Good2023 2.4small intake applications per place 36% 29%
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School Remains Good · concerns noted2024 2.2 applications per place 72% 14%
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 2.1 applications per place 37% 35%
Bacup Thorn Primary School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 61% 42%
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Faith Good2024 2.1 applications per place 72% 15%
Waterfoot Primary School Remains Good2022 2.1 applications per place 73% 24%
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0small intake applications per place 20% 55%
St Anne's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 71% 28%
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good · improving2024 1.9 applications per place 52% 37%
Haslingden Primary School Remains Good2024 1.8 applications per place 58% 41%
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.8small intake applications per place 65% 40%
Crawshawbooth Primary School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 67% 9%
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6small intake applications per place 32% 44%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

5 schools