Schools in Rossendale

About schools in Rossendale

Rossendale lists 24 schools across a mix of phases. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

59%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

45.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Hillside Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

• Staghills Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Crawshawbooth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Haslingden Broadway Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Haslingden Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Helmshore Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  20%

  expected standard
• St Anne's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Water Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Waterfoot Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  73%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Alder Grange School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  37.0

  Attainment 8
• All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  35.3

  Attainment 8
• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  73.3

  Attainment 8
• Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  44.2

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Belmont School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 18

• Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

  Community special school · Ages 5 to 11

• Tor View School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 19

• Valley College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 19 to 25

• Woodlands

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 14

Common questions about schools in Rossendale

How many schools does Rossendale have?

OfferDay lists 24 schools in Rossendale, including 13 primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Rossendale?

Every school in Rossendale is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Rossendale ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Rossendale where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.