Alder Grange School

Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 8HW

Ofsted report cards do not give a new overall grade. View the Ofsted report card or inspection report ↗

About this school

Alder Grange School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Rossendale, Lancashire. The school has 902 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 12 January 2022). Last inspected 10 March 2026. The Headteacher is Joanna Griffiths. The school is administered by Lancashire local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Joanna Griffiths

Local authority

Lancashire

Gender

Mixed

URN

119722

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Alder Grange School are handled by the school or the local authority (Lancashire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

Similar schools nearby

View all schools in Lancashire →

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Alder Grange School.