What is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School received a Inadequate rating from Ofsted following its 2022 inspection.

What are Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's latest exam results?

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 73.1. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School located?

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a secondary school in Rossendale, Lancashire (BB4 7BJ).

How many pupils attend Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School has around 1,056 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School with other schools?

View Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Lancashire.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Glen Road, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Inadequate

Jun 2022

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

73.1school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Before you apply

Confirm entry-year admission rules, places and selection requirements with the school or local authority.

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Rossendale — Chris Priestley / Wikimedia Commons (via Wikidata)

This is a grammar school

Entry is by the 11+ exam, sat in September of Year 6

Selection: Selective grammar
Exam system: GL Assessment or local consortium test

Admits by the 11+ exam; many grammars also use distance or catchment as a tie-breaker once the pass mark is met.

Registration usually opens in the spring and closes by early July, before the test in September of Year 6. Confirm the exact dates with the local authority or consortium.

Grammars in Lancashire Understand the 11+How to apply

11+ details as of 2026-05. Always confirm with the local authority or consortium.

Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

73.1

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

62.9%

Basics 9-5

96.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

73.1

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

View data by year

Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	Not available	46.4
2023/24	72.0	46.4
2024/25	73.1	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	Not available	0.00
2023/24	+0.36	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

96.0%

EBacc APS

7.14

EBacc 9-5

84.6%

EBacc 9-4

93.1%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

39.55

A*-A Grades

39.1%

A*-B Grades

65.7%

AAB+ %

31.2%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available for 2 years

Based on 95 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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