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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

Community school · Rossendale · BB4 4EY

Ages 11–18 · 1,540 pupils · Lancashire

Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

44.6

Overall absence

8.6%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-03

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.13
−20+2
Attainment 844.6
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry14%

EBacc APS: 3.7

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.8%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.2%
Enrolments in measure
1,372

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

273

Places offered

265

1st-preference offers

249

Total preferences (any rank)
643
Preferred offers (top 3)
265
Applications from outside LA
57
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12
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 fill103%

1,540 pupils · 1,498 places

Pupils on roll
1,540
Boys / girls
738 / 802
School capacity
1,498
Capacity fill
1,540 / 1,498 (103%)
Free school meals
21.6%
FSM pupils
288
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Russell Clarke

Location

Address
Broadway, Haslingden
Postcode
BB4 4EY
Town
Rossendale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Hyndburn
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 community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Rossendale, Lancashire, 1,540 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.6%.

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.

  • Alder Grange School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Secondary

    Rossendale · BB4 8HW · Lancashire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att840.3
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+32%
    • Absence9.6%

    2.0 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Rossendale · BB4 7BJ · Lancashire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att872.0
    • P80.4
    • EM5+97%
    • Absence5.0%

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Russell Clarke
Telephone
01706215726

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