All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School is currently rated as requiring improvement in several key areas of its performance. The school has made efforts to foster a positive environment with strong relationships between staff and pupils, as well as instilling respect for diverse backgrounds among its students. However, challenges remain, particularly in motivating older pupils, addressing gaps in the curriculum, and ensuring consistent application of behaviour policies. The school is undergoing significant changes in leadership and curriculum development, which aim to enhance educational outcomes for students but are still in the early stages of implementation.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from a warm family atmosphere and strong relationships with staff.
• There is a broad and balanced curriculum designed to promote pupil learning.
• Teachers have secure subject knowledge and collaborate to share expertise.
• Pupils with SEND are promptly identified and supported well.
• Efforts are being made to improve reading support for younger pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent, leading to varying achievement across subjects.
• Older pupils lack sufficient motivation and resilience in their studies.
• Some teachers do not effectively check pupils' understanding before introducing new concepts.
• High levels of pupil absence continue to impact overall achievement.
• Behaviour expectations are not consistently enforced, leading to variable pupil conduct.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy attended 88.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.3% of pupils at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.3% of pupils at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy received £8,645 and spent £8,890 for each of its 501 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £156,000 (-£312 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Romero Catholic Academy Trust, income was £8,388 and spending £8,280 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Rossendale · Lancashire local authority: places and applications

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Romero Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Accrington
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bacup
• Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
• St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Burnley
• St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Blackburn
• Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Blackburn
• St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
• St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
• St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Darwen
• Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Burnley

What is All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy have?

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy has 504 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy cover?

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.6, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy?

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is at Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6SJ.