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
| Measure | RossendaleAlder Grange School | RossendaleAll Saints' Roman Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | F35/100 | |
| Local ranking | 53rd of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 71st of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 902 | 498 | |
| Capacity | 902 | 500 | |
| Location | Rossendale, BB4 8HW | Rossendale, BB4 6SJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.0 Stronger figure | 35.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.4% Stronger figure | 18.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.0% Stronger figure | 42.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.0% | 20.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.00 Stronger figure | 2.90 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 138 | 96 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 65 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 902 | 498 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.3% | 34.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 12.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 11.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.5% Stronger figure | 31.5% | 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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