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The Rose School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school

Greenock Street, Burnley BB11 4DT · theroseschoolburnley.co.uk · 01282 683050

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
16.1
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Pupils
88
94% of 94 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Free school meals
76.1%
First language not English
2.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 16.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 1.8 (England 46.3)1.82017/18: 5.8 (England 46.5)5.82018/19: 1.8 (England 46.7)1.82021/22: 4.5 (England 48.8)4.52022/23: 5.8 (England 46.3)5.82023/24: 5.1 (England 45.9)5.12024/25: 16.1 (England 46.0)16.1England 46.0

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education50+23.3
Other education7.1−6.2
Employment7.1—
Not in a lasting destination7.1−12.9
Activity not captured28.6−11.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Rose School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
10
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼60% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲88% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 80% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (100%) with SEND

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