Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA · Lancashire · secondary school
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81st of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.8/10 against 353 of them, against 0.4/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 21.1 · 4 | 46% | 0.20 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.87 · 4 | 38% | 0.17 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 33.9 · 4 | 15% | 0.06 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Rhyddings overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 22.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 36.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.87 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join the Choir, Brew Club, or Baking Club.
Getting in
The published school roll is 610 pupils against a stated capacity of 771. 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 gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific strategies are used to improve progress scores for students from similar backgrounds?
What Ofsted said about Rhyddings
Overview
The report states that the school’s quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all ‘Requires improvement’. While the trust has helped foster a ‘more respectful culture’ and raised expectations, significant weaknesses remain in curriculum design for older pupils and attendance monitoring.
Strengths
- Relationships between pupils and staff are ‘positive’, and ‘most pupils enjoy school’.
- The curriculum is ‘further developed in key stage 3’, where staff have identified ‘key knowledge’ to support learning.
- Staff possess ‘strong subject expertise’ and choose activities that ‘engage pupils with their learning’.
- Systems to identify pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are ‘effective’.
- Safeguarding arrangements are ‘effective’.
Areas to improve
- The key stage 4 curriculum is ‘underdeveloped’, with essential knowledge not clearly identified, limiting pupils’ understanding.
- Teachers do not always ‘check and remedy gaps in pupils’ knowledge’, resulting in insufficient depth of understanding.
- The school does not ‘diagnose and address older pupils’ reading knowledge gaps’ effectively enough.
- Teaching activities are not always adapted well enough for pupils with SEND.
- The programme for wider personal development is ‘not as rich and broad as it should be’.
- The school does not ‘identify and analyse the reasons for some pupils’ absences closely enough’, leading to high absence rates for a minority.
Safeguarding
The report confirms that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 33.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 |
| 2025/26 | 33.9 |
| 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
—Based on official applications/offers, distance and catchment where we have it. Bands only — never a percentage.
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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