Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4EY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell Clarke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,498
- Pupils on roll
- 1,540
- URN
- 119767
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706215726
About this school
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form is a community secondary school in Rossendale. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,540 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 265 | 265 | 265 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | 44.6 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.13 to +0.21 | -0.13 -0.30 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 41.5% | 41.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 66.4% | 63.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 13.6% | 15.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haslingden High School and Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,544 |
| 2023/24 | 1,534 |
| 2024/25 | 1,552 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haslingden High School and Sixth Form compares
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form ranked 41st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 7.9% | 22.4% | 1,540 | — |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | 35.3 | 11.7% | 34.3% | 504 | 0.8 miles |
| Alder Grange School | 37 | 7.5% | 24.3% | 899 | 2.0 miles |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | 73.3 | 4.6% | 7.9% | 1,087 | 3.0 miles |
| The Valley Leadership Academy | 32.6 | 15.4% | 46.9% | 578 | 3.3 miles |
| The Hollins | 40.7 | 7.8% | 33.8% | 794 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.42%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 24.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Rossendale
-
Alder Grange School2.0 miles
Secondary · Rossendale
-
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School3.0 miles
Secondary · Rossendale
-
The Valley Leadership Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Bacup
-
The Hollins3.6 miles
Secondary · Accrington
Other schools in Rossendale
- Alder Grange School Secondary
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Secondary
- Hillside Nursery School Nursery
- Staghills Nursery School Nursery
- Crawshawbooth Primary School Primary
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School Primary
- Haslingden Primary School Primary
- Helmshore Primary School Primary
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School Primary
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haslingden High School and Sixth Form teach?
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rossendale.
- Who is the headteacher of Haslingden High School and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Haslingden High School and Sixth Form is Mr Russell Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haslingden High School and Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haslingden High School and Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form?
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form has 1,540 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form full?
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form has capacity for 1,498 pupils and 1,540 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Haslingden High School and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.4 in 2022/23 and 44.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haslingden High School and Sixth Form rank locally?
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form ranked 41st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haslingden High School and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haslingden High School and Sixth Form's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.