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Alder Grange School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale BB4 8HW · aldergrange.com · 01706 223171

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
37
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
899
100% of 902 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.2%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 142 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 183 (Places 142)183September 2023: 198 (Places 145)198September 2024: 180 (Places 142)180September 2025: 218 (Places 145)218September 2026: 177 (Places 142)177Places 142
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261421771.2▲79%
September 2025Sept 20251452181.5▲66%
September 2024Sept 20241421801.3▲78%
September 2023Sept 20231451981.4▲70%
September 2022Sept 20221421831.3▲75%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37, and 25.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.2 (England 46.3)41.22017/18: 42.0 (England 46.5)42.02018/19: 43.8 (England 46.7)43.82021/22: 40.0 (England 48.8)40.02022/23: 42.2 (England 46.3)42.22023/24: 40.3 (England 45.9)40.32024/25: 37.0 (England 46.0)37.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼3746
▼25.4%45.4%
▼50.0%64.8%
▼8.0%40.5%
▼3.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.6+17.3
Sixth form college0.7−0.1
Further education33.8−19.2
Other education0.7−0.8
Apprenticeship7.2+1.9
Employment3.6+2.1
Not in a lasting destination6.5−2.6
Activity not captured2.9+1.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 21.3 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 21.2 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 23.4 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 23.1 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 27.3 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 25.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 20.9 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 26.7 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
65 studentsC- (26.7)Average -0.16
65 studentsC- (26.4)Below average -0.22
33 studentsMerit+ (27.9)Average +0.05
5.3%AAB or better
98.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2425D (20.9)-0.20
2022/2363C- (25.6)—
2021/2239C- (27.3)—
2018/1962D+ (23.1)-0.51
2017/1857D+ (23.4)-0.18
2016/1765D (21.2)-0.38
2015/1646D (21.3)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40−12
Apprenticeship8.6−7.4
Employment37.1+21.1
Not in a lasting destination11.4+5.4
Activity not captured2.9−5.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Alder Grange School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
82%
Positive
77%
Replies
115
13% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼70% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲80% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●75% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 43%

based on 31 parents (27%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼48% agreeEngland 63%

based on 37 parents (32%) with SEND

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