Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Glen Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ

Secondary

Phase

1260

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 August 2023 and continues as Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (URN 150261) (opened 1 September 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

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GCSE Results

2022-23

Average Attainment 8: 71.9 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 98.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 99.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 96.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS: 7.0 nat4.0
Cohort Size: 179

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 98.0%
Continued in education: 96.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 1.0%

After A-Levels 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Higher education: 76.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 14.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

A-Level Results

2022-23

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

37.7

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.2

37.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 34.7

185

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 24.3% nat15.8%
16-18 Cohort: 351

Pupil Demographics

2022-23

Total Pupils: 1245
Boys: 650 (52%)
Girls: 595 (48%)
Capacity: 1260 (99% full)
SEND: 3.1%
FSM Eligible: 8.2%
EAL: 6.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.4%
SEN Support: 2.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 76.8
Budget per Pupil: £6,884/yr

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

Overall Absence Rate: 4.9% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 11.8% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23

White British: 65.3%
Asian Pakistani: 15.6%
Asian Bangladeshi: 3.3%
Mixed Other: 3.2%
Asian Other: 2.7%
Asian Chinese: 1.7%
White Other: 1.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%

65.3%

White British

15.6%

Asian Pakistani

3.3%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Glen Road

Rossendale, North West

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Administrative

URN: 138835
UKPRN: 10039025
Establishment No.: 5400

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