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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Glen Road, Rossendale BB4 7BJ · brgs.org.uk · 01706 234500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 73.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,087
- 86% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 181 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 181 | 219 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 210 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 175 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 209 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 73.3, and 96.6% 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 B (39.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲73.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲96.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲96.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.15 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138835)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.7 | −16.9 |
| Sixth form college | 25.9 | +14.2 |
| Further education | 27.6 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 students | B (39.6) | Average +0.08 | |
| 94 students | B (39.6) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 153 | B (38.9) | +0.06 |
| 2018/19 | 182 | B- (37.2) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 216 | B- (36.6) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 210 | B- (36.5) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 216 | B- (37.1) | +0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.9 | +8.4 |
| Other education | 2 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −4.5 |
| Employment | 14.4 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138835), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138835)
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138835)
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138835)