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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Glen Road, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ

Local ranking35th of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

1260

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (URN 138835) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
73.3 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
96.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
100.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
96.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
7.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size
175

A-Level Results

2024-25

B

Avg A-Level Grade

39.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

39.8

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

94

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
31.2% nat17.5%
16-18 Cohort
191

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1056
Boys
544 (52%)
Girls
512 (48%)
Capacity
1260 (84% full)
SEND
8.7%
FSM Eligible
7.9%
EAL
7.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.8%
SEN Support
7.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
57.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,142/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.1% 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
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 59.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 18.0%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.6%
  • White Other: 2.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%

59.5%

White British

18.0%

Asian Pakistani

3.5%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150261
UKPRN
10093637
Establishment No.
4032
Trust
STAR ACADEMIES

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