UK Schools
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Rossendale, Lancashire County Council, teaching 1,540 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in May 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.2 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 12 holidays and 3 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Haslingden High School and Sixth Form.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Haslingden High School and Sixth Form.
- 1 Inset Day
- 2 School re-opens (Year 7 & Year 12)
- 3 School re-opens (All Year Groups)
- 16–17 Inset Days
- 24 Inset Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 School closes for Summer Holiday
- 20–31 Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks)
- 1–28 Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School re-opens (Year 7 & Year 12) Sep 2, 2025 Event
- School re-opens (All Year Groups) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Inset Days Sep 16-17, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Holiday Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks) Jul 20 - Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Haslingden High School and Sixth Form with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.33 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 24.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% 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 81% 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 Haslingden High School and Sixth Form. 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 Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 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.