Alder Grange School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119722
- Address
- Calder Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW
- Website
- http://www.aldergrange.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 855 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 81.9%
Bangladeshi 7%
Mixed 4.1%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 1%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 143 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Alder Grange School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 142
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 196
- 3rd preference
- 147
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 87 66 |
| Year 8 | 152 74 78 |
| Year 9 | 145 70 75 |
| Year 10 | 146 75 71 |
| Year 11 | 140 68 72 |
| Year 12 | 89 48 41 |
| Year 13 | 30 13 17 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 64.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 22.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 8.0% 16.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 1.7% |