Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6RX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanne Ashworth
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 91
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 119879
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706213048
About this school
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School is a community special school in Rossendale. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 116 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 19 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 108.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 117.0 | - |
| Reading progress | - | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 15 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report30 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.06%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 16.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belmont School0.2 miles
Special schools · Rossendale
-
Maple House School0.5 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Tor View School0.6 miles
Academies · Rossendale
-
Valley College0.6 miles
Other types · Rossendale
-
Rossendale School3.2 miles
Special schools · Bury
Other schools in Rossendale
- Belmont School Special schools
- Tor View School Academies
- Valley College Other types
- Woodlands Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School teach?
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Rossendale.
- Who is the headteacher of Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School?
- The headteacher of Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School is Miss Joanne Ashworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School, 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 Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School?
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School full?
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School has capacity for 91 pupils and 116 on roll (127%), 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 Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School a faith school?
- No. Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School have?
- The schools register lists Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School's absence rate?
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School'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.