The Rose School
Special schoolThe Rose School is a special school in Burnley, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 88 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Rose School was 3.5, against 36.4 in Burnley and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Burnley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.5 | 36.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 30% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 47.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 21 | – | – |
- The Rose 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.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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
In a straight line- Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Broadfield Specialist SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2024300 m
- Coal Clough AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, January 2024530 m
- Taywood Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 2024600 m
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Burnley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).