The Rose School
Greenock Street, Burnley, BB11 4DTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Rose School is a special school in Burnley for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 13 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
Pupils flourish at this calm school. They are well-mannered and they benefit from the respectful relationships that they enjoy with staff, who care for them well. Staff provide pupils with a well-considered transition programme. This ensures that pupils receive the care that they need to make a positive start at the school. Pupils are happy here. All pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They respond well to the high aspirations that the school has for their achievements and conduct. Most pupils achieve well. Pupils enjoy a range of activities that help to develop their talents and interests. For example, they enjoy clubs in sports, art and science. Pupils enjoy taking on positions of responsibility. These include peer mentors and prefects. As school councillors, pupils make a positive contribution to the life of the school. For example, they worked with clothing suppliers as part of an enterprise project to improve the school's uniform. Trips to places of interest help pupils to deepen their understanding of the subjects that they study. For example, Leeds Armoury, Liverpool World Museum and a Norman Keep. Pupils take part in outdoor and adventurous activities during residential stays. Pupils become confident, resilient and independent young people during their time at the school.
What the school should improve
- On occasion, the school is not quick enough to rectify the gaps and misconceptions in some pupils' knowledge. This means that these pupils move on to new learning before they are ready. This hinders learning. The school should ensure that staff develop a strong understanding of its assessment strategy so that they can help pupils to build their knowledge securely over time.
- In a small number of subjects, staff are not clear about the important information that they should teach. As a result, the activities that they design do not help some pupils to learn these subjects in sufficient depth. The school should ensure that teachers are clear about the key knowledge that they should teach and when they should teach it so that they can design activities that help pupils to achieve as well as they should.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
9 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
88 pupils on roll, with places for 94
Schools near The Rose School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadfield Specialist School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 0.3 |
| Holly Grove School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Ridgewood Community High School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 0.0 |
| Moorlands View School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 7.0 |
| Compass Community School Lancashire | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Perry
- Phone
- 01282683050
- Address
- Greenock Street, Burnley, BB11 4DT
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 134625
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.