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All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Rossendale · BB4 6SJ

Ages 11–16 · 504 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

38.1

Overall absence

11.2%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.78
−20+2
Attainment 838.1
English & maths grade 5+31%
English & maths grade 4+52%
EBacc entry34%

EBacc APS: 3.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.7%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
7.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.8%
Enrolments in measure
518

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

86

Places offered

100

1st-preference offers

81

Total preferences (any rank)
425
Preferred offers (top 3)
100
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

504 pupils · 500 places

Pupils on roll
504
Boys / girls
227 / 277
School capacity
500
Capacity fill
504 / 500 (101%)
Free school meals
36.7%
FSM pupils
185
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Francesca Lord

Location

Address
Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall
Postcode
BB4 6SJ
Town
Rossendale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Rossendale, Lancashire, 504 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 36.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Rossendale
24
Secondary schools in Rossendale
4
Academies among open schools in Rossendale
13% (3)
Open schools in BB4
27
Secondary in BB4
4
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Secondary in Lancashire LA
81

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence8.6%

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    • EM5+32%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Francesca Lord
Telephone
01706213693
Website
http://www.allsaintshigh.lancs.sch.uk/

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