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Community special school · Lancashire

Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 116Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 119879URN

Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6RX · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 15 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 15 May 2024
    Graded inspection: Outstanding
  2. 30 June 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
119879 · 888/7044
Capacity
91 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals
42.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Local authority
Lancashire · Rossendale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources