Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 150261
- Address
- Glen Road, BB4 7BJ
- Website
- https://www.brgs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1056 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 59.2%
Pakistani 17.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Bangladeshi 3.5%
Other Asian 2.7%
Chinese 2.6%
Other White 2.3%
African 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 96%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73.1
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.14
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 166 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 166 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 174 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 117 |
| German | GCSE | 79 |
Admissions
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 147
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 94
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 91 89 |
| Year 8 | 170 78 92 |
| Year 9 | 175 96 79 |
| Year 10 | 165 91 74 |
| Year 11 | 175 85 90 |
| Year 12 | 96 49 47 |
| Year 13 | 95 54 41 |