Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Rossendale, North West BB4 7BJ · Lancashire
#13 of 536 secondary schools in North West
#108 of 4,090 nationally
About Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a academy secondary located in Rossendale, in the Lancashire local authority of North West, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,087 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 95.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 13th of 536 ranked secondary schools in North West. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (98th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (81th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,087; capacity filled 86.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 100%; ebacc average points 7.15.
There are 17 schools in Rossendale; Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School ranks 1st of 17 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)73.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)96.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)39.6
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)7.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,087
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 86.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 73.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 96.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 100%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 7.15
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 39.6
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Waterfoot Primary School
Rossendale · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
296 students · 176 m away
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
578 students · 567 m away
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
Rossendale · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
112 students · 729 m away
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
Rossendale · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
152 students · 878 m away
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Rossendale · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
186 students · 1.0 km away
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Bacup · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
221 students · 1.7 km away
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Bacup · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
125 students · 1.9 km away
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Rossendale · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
109 students · 2.8 km away
Alder Grange School
Rossendale · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
899 students · 2.9 km away
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Rawtenstall · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
276 students · 3.0 km away
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Maghull High School
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Lord Derby Academy
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Loreto Grammar School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School a good school?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School has a Success Index (England) of 95.1 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #13 of 536 in North West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School rank in North West?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School ranks #13 of 536 secondary schools in North West and #108 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School had 1,087 students in 2025.
Is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School a primary school or a secondary school?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.