Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Community special school in Rossendale, Lancashire.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 116 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 91 |
| Free school meals | 42.20% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6RX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.cribdenhouse.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01706213048 |
| URN | 119879 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 May 2024, published 30 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 30 June 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Tor View School (special school, about 0.9 km)
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash School (special school, about 8.6 km)
- Broadfield Specialist School (special school, about 9.5 km)
- The Rose School (special school, about 9.7 km)
- Newfield School (special school, about 11.0 km)
- Redwood (special school, about 11.7 km)
- Birtenshaw School Bolton (special school, about 12.1 km)
- Heywood Academy (special school, about 12.4 km)
Browse: Special schools in Lancashire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.