Broadfield Specialist SchoolThe Rose School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Broadfield Specialist School and The Rose School in Burnley.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Broadfield Specialist School was judged Outstanding and The Rose School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.3 for Broadfield Specialist School and 16.1 for The Rose School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Broadfield Specialist School (2.4 in 2021-22, 0.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at The Rose School (4.5 in 2021-22, 16.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BurnleyBroadfield Specialist School | BurnleyThe Rose School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 267 | 88 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 94 | |
| Location | Burnley, BB11 5BT | Burnley, BB11 4DT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.3 | 16.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 1.54 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 31 | 9 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 242 | 71 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.4% | 87.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.3% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.4% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.6% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% Stronger figure | 28.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.6% Stronger figure | 56.4% | 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.
Broadfield Specialist School
The Rose School
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