The Rose SchoolRidgewood Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Rose School and Ridgewood Community High 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.
The Rose School was judged the expected standard and Ridgewood Community High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 16.1 for The Rose School and 0.0 for Ridgewood Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at The Rose School (4.5 in 2021-22, 16.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BurnleyThe Rose School | BurnleyRidgewood Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 88 | 192 | |
| Capacity | 94 | Not reported | |
| Location | Burnley, BB11 4DT | Burnley, BB10 2AT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 16.1 Stronger figure | 0.0 | 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 | 1.54 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 9 | 47 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 71 | 190 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 87.3% | 65.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 27.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 28.5% | 14.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 56.4% | 31.8% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
The Rose School
Ridgewood Community High School
Full profiles: The Rose School · Ridgewood Community High School