United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Rossendale
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~71k · 42 state-funded schools
The signature
How Rossendale ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,752/yr
Low
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£185,000
Most affordable
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Rent
£810/mo
Affordable
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,520/yr
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
64.2/1k
Low
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Deprivation
24.1
High
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Schools
88.1%
Concerning
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
42 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
37 of 42 (88.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 42 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,552 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolGrammar Grade inherited from previous URN 138835 | Secondary | 1,056 | Inadequate2022Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alder Grange School | Secondary | 902 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitworth Community High School | Secondary | 651 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Valley Leadership Academy | Secondary | 589 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 498 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Helmshore Primary School | Primary | 385 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haslingden Primary School | Primary | 381 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tonacliffe Primary School | Primary | 305 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Crawshawbooth Primary School | Primary | 302 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waterfoot Primary School | Primary | 299 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 280 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bacup Thorn Primary School | Primary | 274 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tor View School | Special | 258 | Outstanding2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School | Primary | 233 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall | Primary | 213 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haslingden Broadway Primary School | Primary | 210 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Britannia Community Primary School | Primary | 209 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 207 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth | Primary | 204 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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