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Rhyddings

Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA

Local ranking75th of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

771

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Rhyddings (URN 119721) since 1 June 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
36.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
22.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
50.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
8.9% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
123

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
85.0%
Continued in education
76.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
13.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
683
Boys
356 (52%)
Girls
327 (48%)
Capacity
771 (89% full)
SEND
14.5%
FSM Eligible
47.3%
EAL
28.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
12.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
40.9
Budget per Pupil
£7,445/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
11.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
37.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 48.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 37.9%
  • Other: 2.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.1%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
  • White Other: 1.0%
  • Asian Other: 0.9%

48.7%

White British

37.9%

Asian Pakistani

2.4%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01254231051
school@rhyddings.co.uk
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Haworth Street

Accrington, North West

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Administrative

URN
148921
UKPRN
10089899
Establishment No.
4026
Trust
LET EDUCATION TRUST

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