Rossendale School
Other independent special school · Bury · BL0 0RT
Age range
Ages 7–19
Pupils
91
Local authority
Lancashire
Age range
Ages 7–19
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent special school, Ages 7–19, in Bury, Lancashire, 91 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school, selective admissions.
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Overview
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Age range
- 7–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 119845
Location
- Address
- Bamford Road, Ramsbottom
- Postcode
- BL0 0RT
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- Boys / girls
- 67 / 24
- School capacity
- 104
- Capacity fill
- 91 / 104 (88%)
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr George Mills
- Telephone
- 01706822779
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 23.7
- English & maths grade 5+
- 15%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 23%
- EBacc entry
- 0%
- EBacc APS
- 2.1