Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

Secondary Academy Leyland 📅 Term dates 2025–2026 🏅 Ofsted: Report 2026 📊 Attainment 8: 59.3

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Leyland, Lancashire County Council, teaching 958 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 59.3 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementStrong standard
Curriculum & teachingStrong standard
Attendance & behaviourExpected standard
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · Published 1 Mar 2026
Read full Ofsted report ↗

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 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy.

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • August Bank Holiday - School Closed Monday 25 August 2025 Holiday
  • Staff Inset Day – School Closed Tuesday 26 August 2025 Inset Day
  • School re-opens (All Years) Wednesday 27 August 2025 Event
  • Staff Inset Day – School Closed Thursday 25 September 2025 Inset Day
  • School closes for Autumn Half Term Friday 17 October 2025 Holiday
  • School re-opens after Half Term Monday 03 November 2025 Holiday
  • School closes for Christmas Holiday Friday 19 December 2025 at 2pm Holiday
  • School re-opens for Spring Term Monday 05 January 2026 Term
  • School closes for Spring Half Term Friday 13 February 2026 Holiday
  • School re-opens after Half Term Monday 23 February 2026 Holiday
  • School closes for Easter Holiday Thursday 02 April 2026 at 2pm Holiday
  • Good Friday Holiday - School Closed Friday 03 April 2026 Holiday
  • School re-opens for Summer Term Monday 20 April 2026 Term
  • May Day Holiday - School Closed Monday 04 May 2026 Holiday
  • School closes for Half Term Friday 22 May 2026 Holiday
  • School re-opens after Half Term Monday 01 June 2026 Holiday
  • School closes for Summer Holiday Friday 17 July 2026 at 2pm Holiday
  • Staff Inset Day – School Closed Monday 20 July 2026 Inset Day
  • Staff Inset Day – School Closed Tuesday 21 July 2026 Inset Day
  • Staff Inset Day – School Closed Wednesday 22 July 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks) Wednesday 24 December 2025 - Sunday 04 January 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks) Friday 03 April 2026 - Sunday 19 April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday (Approx. Six Weeks) Monday 20 July 2026 - Early September 2026 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day Thursday 01 January 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Friday 03 April 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Monday 06 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 04 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Friday 25 December 2026 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Saturday 26 December 2026 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
59.3 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 8%
71.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 8%
10.4% Persistent absence England 17.8% Top 33%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 59.3 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 59.3
Lancashire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 +13.2 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 71.9%
Lancashire County Council 43.5% England 45.4% +26.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 40.8
Lancashire County Council 32.7 England 34.9 +5.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.7
Lancashire County Council 16.6 England 15.5 +5.2 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 10.9%
Lancashire County Council 25.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 192
Attendance 10.4% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 10.4%
Lancashire County Council 17.1% England 17.8% -7.4 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 4.9%
Lancashire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% -1.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lancashire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 97%
Lancashire County Council 90% England 92% +5 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 95%
Lancashire County Council 79% England 83% +12 vs England
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 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 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.