Short Description

A Co-education grammar school in Lancashire. In Lancashire 4.7% of children attend a grammar school. There are 899 children in years 7 to 11 and 421 sixth form children.

Religion denomination: None

Free School Meal

This school admits 5.1% Free School Meal (FSM) children. The average FREE SCHOOL MEAL % in other Lancashire grammar schools is 4.5% while the average in a non-selective school in Lancashire is 20.9%.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) support

At Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 0.8% of children recieve Special Educational Needs (SEN) support and 0.2% of children have an Education Health Care (EHC) plan. In an average non-selective school in Lancashire typically 9.9% of children have SEN support.

Looked-after children

In a typical grammar school there will be 2 looked-after or previously Looked-after children. In an average non-selective school there will be 11. This school currently educates 100% children who classify as ‘high attainers’ according to their SATs scoresand 0% who classify as average attainers.

Admissions Criteria

As an academy school, the school determines its own admissions.

Address:      Glen Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 7BJ

Website:      http://www.brgs.org.uk

Telephone    01706234500