Alder Grange School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Rossendale, Lancashire
Alder Grange School is a secondary school in Rossendale, Lancashire for ages 11–18 (community school).
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Catchment area for Alder Grange School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 899 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be an ‘Alder Granger’.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and this is reflected in their attendance.”
- “As a result, they strive to live up to the high expectations that staff have of their conduct.”
To improve
- “Over the past few years, pupils have not consistently achieved well in national examinations.”
- “However, occasionally gaps in pupils’ learning are not identified or addressed quickly enough.”
- “When this happens, pupils’ progress slows.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 177 first-preference applications, 142 offers in total, 139 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi Requires improvement
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Valley Leadership Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Hollins 3.6 mi Standards maintained
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rhyddings 5.1 mi Not judged
- Accrington Academy 5.2 mi Not judged