Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB4 7BJPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,087 pupils. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is part of STAR ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 73.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 96.6%
EBacc average point score: 7.15

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

28%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,087

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,087
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: STAR ACADEMIES

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Sept 2022	Inadequate	Good	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.