All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ · Lancashire · secondary school
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73rd of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.9/10 against 582 of them, against 2.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 5 | 35% | 0.19 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 36.2 · 28 | 30% | 0.84 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.78 · 6 | 25% | 0.15 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 42.6 · 32 | 10% | 0.32 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 18.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.78 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.5 out of 10 either way). Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement in June 2024.
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh award, Lancashire Sings, and music lessons. The school also hosts a dance competition, a school production, and a Year 7 trip to Chester Zoo.
Getting in
The published school roll is 504 pupils against a stated capacity of 500. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to close the attainment gap identified in the 2024/25 data? What specific actions are being taken to address the 'Requires improvement' rating from the 2024 inspection?
What Ofsted said about All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Overview
Pupils value the warm family atmosphere of the school, and staff are highly visible around the school site, promoting a calm and friendly atmosphere. However, the school requires improvement in several areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and safeguarding is effective.
Strengths
- Pupils value the warm family atmosphere of the school.
- Pupils show respect for the range of backgrounds and cultures found within the school community.
- Pupils benefit from strong relationships with staff who know them well and care about their well-being.
- Teachers have secure subject knowledge and benefit from regular opportunities to share expertise with their colleagues.
- The school has designed a broad and balanced curriculum in many subjects.
Areas to improve
- The school should ensure that it finalises its curriculum thinking in some subjects, so that teachers know what pupils should learn.
- Sometimes, teachers do not check carefully or quickly enough that pupils’ knowledge is secure before new knowledge is introduced.
- Too many pupils are absent and persistently absent from school, missing out on valuable learning which hampers their achievement.
- On occasions, some staff do not set the clear expectations for pupils’ behaviour that the school’s policy requires.
- The school should ensure that pupils who find reading difficult receive the support that they need to overcome gaps in their reading knowledge.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38.1 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 |
| 2025/26 | 42.6 |
| England | 44.9 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 3,682 state schools in England we hold a 2025/26 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2026
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2027
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2027
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2028
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