Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

Highfield Road, Croston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR26 9HH

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About this school

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Chorley, Lancashire. The school has 963 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 16 November 2021). Last inspected 6 January 2026. The Headteacher is Paul Cowley. The school is administered by Lancashire local authority. It belongs to BISHOP RAWSTORNE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 17 August 2011.

School details

Headteacher

Paul Cowley

Trust

BISHOP RAWSTORNE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST

Local authority

Lancashire

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

137296

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 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.

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