Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Lancashire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,056
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School at a glance
Located in Rossendale, Lancashire, Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,056 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Inadequate' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 73.3 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.3 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of secondary schools in England.
97% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 100% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 219 first choices for 181 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.