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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale BB4 4EY · haslingdenhigh.com · 01706 215726

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.2
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,540
42 over 1,498 places · 103%
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.6%
First language not English
3.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 266 families put the school first and 263 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 251 (Places 265)251September 2023: 305 (Places 268)305September 2024: 273 (Places 265)273September 2025: 266 (Places 272)266September 2026: 266 (Places 263)266Places 263
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262632661▲92%
September 2025Sept 2025272266188%
September 2024Sept 20242652731▲91%
September 2023Sept 20232683051.1▲86%
September 2022Sept 20222652510.994%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 41.9% 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+ (32.3 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: 47.4 (England 46.3)47.42017/18: 48.3 (England 46.5)48.32018/19: 49.6 (England 46.7)49.62021/22: 47.2 (England 48.8)47.22022/23: 48.4 (England 46.3)48.42023/24: 44.6 (England 45.9)44.62024/25: 44.2 (England 46.0)44.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.246.0
▼41.9%45.4%
●63.8%64.8%
▼15.8%40.5%
▼3.734.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form36.6+0.9
Sixth form college2.3+1.9
Further education43.8−3.1
Other education0.80
Apprenticeship6.8−0.2
Employment2.30
Not in a lasting destination5.3+0.3
Activity not captured2.3+0.4

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: 28.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 32.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 26.9 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 31.1 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
87 studentsC+ (32.3)Below average -0.30
87 studentsC+ (32.4)Below average -0.30
50 studentsMerit+ (27.1)Average -0.18
14 studentsMerit (26.1)Below average -0.55
13.7%AAB or better
97.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2465C (31.1)-0.18
2022/2390C+ (32.8)—
2021/2294B- (35.4)—
2018/1979C- (26.9)-0.56
2017/18127C+ (32.1)-0.07
2016/1790C- (28.3)+0.05
2015/16129C- (28.1)-0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University34.1−12.3
Further and other education6.6+2.1
Further education5.5—
Other education1.1—
Apprenticeship8.8−5.7
Employment34.1+11.4
Not in a lasting destination13.2+4.1
Activity not captured3.3+0.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Haslingden High School and Sixth Form on 3 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Jun 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

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

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (303 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
88%
Replies
303
19% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼68% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼61% agreeEngland 67%

based on 45 parents (15%) with SEND

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