Alder Grange School is a secondary school located in Rossendale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Calder Road, Rossendale, BB4 8HW
Website: http://www.aldergrange.com
Telephone: 01706223171
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Griffiths
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119722

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 902
Number of Pupils: 829
Number of Boys: 430
Number of Girls: 399

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.12 Confidence interval -0.34 to 0.1
Of the 136 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 135 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Staghills Nursery School
Top Barn Lane , Newchurch BB4 7UE
4out of 4 2,213 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Nursery School
Cedar Avenue , Haslingden BB4 5NH
3out of 4 2,374 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Calder Road , BB4 8HW
3out of 4 123 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
Haslingden Old Road , Rawtenstall BB4 8RZ
3out of 4 661 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
Unity Way , Rawtenstall BB4 8SU
3out of 4 756 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Linden Lea , Rawtenstall BB4 6DX
4out of 4 1,959 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
St Peter's Road , Newchurch BB4 9EZ
4out of 4 2,242 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alder Grange School
Calder Road , Rawtenstall BB4 8HW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6SJ
- not rated 2,162 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Glen Road , Waterfoot BB4 7BJ
4out of 4 3,152 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belmont School
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6RX
- not rated 1,591 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6RX
4out of 4 1,954 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tor View School
Clod Lane , Haslingden BB4 6LR
4out of 4 2,979 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Valley College
Clod Lane , BB4 6LR
- not rated 3,010 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.