Alder Grange School
Alder Grange School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Rossendale, Lancashire County Council, teaching 899 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Alder Grange School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Alder Grange School.
- 1 INSET Day 1
- 2 School Reopens (Autumn Term Begins)
- 2 INSET Day 2
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Break
- 5 INSET Day 3
- 19 School Closes for Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (Approx. two weeks)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (Approx. two weeks)
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 School Reopens (Spring Term Begins)
- 13 INSET Day 4
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Break
- 27 School Closes for Easter Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (Approx. two weeks)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (Approx. two weeks)
- 3 Good Friday (Variable Date)
- 6 Easter Monday (Variable Date)
- 13 School Reopens (Summer Term Begins)
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 School Closes for Summer Holiday
- 20 INSET Day 5
- 21–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. six weeks)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. six weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Day 1 September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School Reopens (Autumn Term Begins) September 2, 2025 Term
- INSET Day 2 October 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Break October 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- INSET Day 3 December 5, 2025 Inset Day
- School Closes for Christmas Holiday December 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday (Approx. two weeks) December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens (Spring Term Begins) January 5, 2026 Term
- INSET Day 4 February 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Break February 16–20, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Easter Holiday March 27, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (Approx. two weeks) March 30 – April 10, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens (Summer Term Begins) April 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Break May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Summer Holiday July 17, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day 5 July 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday (Approx. six weeks) July 21 – August 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday (Variable Date) April 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday (Variable Date) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Alder Grange School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.71 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 20.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 82% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Alder Grange School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Alder Grange School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.