Tor View School
Clod Lane, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 6LR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SEA VIEW TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Dillon
- Sponsor
- The Sea View Trust
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- URN
- 143879
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706214640
About this school
Tor View School is a special academy in Rossendale. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 281 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 1.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 3.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 3.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.2 |
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 Tor View 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 | 0% | 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 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley College0.1 miles
Other types · Rossendale
-
Maple House School0.1 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School0.6 miles
Special schools · Rossendale
-
Belmont School0.8 miles
Special schools · Rossendale
-
Rossendale School2.9 miles
Special schools · Bury
Other schools in Rossendale
- Belmont School Special schools
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Special schools
- 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 Tor View School teach?
- Tor View School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Rossendale.
- Who is the headteacher of Tor View School?
- The headteacher of Tor View School is Mrs Samantha Dillon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tor View School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tor View 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 Tor View School?
- Tor View School has 281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Tor View School full?
- Tor View School has capacity for 165 pupils and 281 on roll (170%), 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 Tor View School a faith school?
- No. Tor View School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Tor View School?
- Tor View School is part of THE SEA VIEW TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tor View 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 Tor View School's absence rate?
- Tor View School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tor View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tor View 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 10 July 2026.