Alder Grange School
Calder Road, Rossendale, BB4 8HW
899 pupils · 100% of 902 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 9 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 142 | 177 | 489 | 142 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 145 | 218 | 511 | 145 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 142 | 180 | 525 | 142 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 145 | 198 | 542 | 145 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 142 | 183 | 514 | 142 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 145 | 156 | 533 | 145 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 145 | 140 | 479 | 145 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 134 | 150 | 538 | 134 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2.9 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- The Valley Leadership Academy 3.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Hollins 5.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 7.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.