Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

Haslingden Road, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6RX

Outstanding

Inspected 15 May 2024

Outstanding

Ofsted

KS2 expected

5–11

Ages

102

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 5–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 102 / 91 (112%) · over capacity
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 15 May 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

47.1%

Disadvantaged

11.8%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

5.9%

Overall absence

16.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

11.2

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

9.1

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

39.81

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +2.7 vs 2023/24

£52,194

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,045 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£26,596

Spend per pupil

£27,730

Income per pupil

31%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.