# Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School is a special school in Rossendale, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 116 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E119879. [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 116
- Council: Rossendale
- URN: 119879

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-roman-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147565): 230 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Belmont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-school-e131025): 350 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Maple House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-house-school-e144375): 780 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Tor View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tor-view-school-e143879): 950 m. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-college-e147464): 990 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-haslingden-e119663): 990 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119879)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119879)

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