Alder Grange SchoolAll Saints' Roman Catholic High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rossendale.

Summary of the comparison

Alder Grange School and All Saints' Roman Catholic High School are secondary schools in Rossendale.

  • Alder Grange School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and All Saints' Roman Catholic High School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Alder Grange School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Alder Grange School was judged the expected standard and All Saints' Roman Catholic High School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.0 for Alder Grange School and 35.3 for All Saints' Roman Catholic High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alder Grange School (40.0 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School (38.7 in 2021-22, 35.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Alder Grange School versus All Saints' Roman Catholic High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RossendaleAlder Grange SchoolRossendaleAll Saints' Roman Catholic High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking53rd of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure71st of 80 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll902 498
Capacity902 500
LocationRossendale, BB4 8HW Rossendale, BB4 6SJ
GCSE results
Attainment 837.0 Stronger figure35.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths25.4% Stronger figure18.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.0% Stronger figure42.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc8.0% 20.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.00 Stronger figure2.90 4.09
Cohort138 96
A-level results
A-level entries65 Not reported
A-level average points26.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points26.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census902 498
Free school meals (ever 6)24.3% 34.3%
English as an additional language5.1% 5.2%
SEN support13.6% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure11.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.5% Stronger figure31.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Alder Grange School

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School

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