The Rose School, Burnley

Requires Improvement
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Dunbavin
Pupils:88 / 72 capacity
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01282683050
Address:Greenock Street, Burnley, BB11 4DT
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2005

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Inspected 24 May 2022
URN:134625
UKPRN:10016352
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Burnley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

76.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

10 responses
Would recommend80%
Child is happy100%
Well taught70%
Good progress80%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved70%
Bullying dealt with70%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns40%
Wider development70%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Cog Lane Stores (by)
106m · 2 min walk
Cherryfield PS (by)
145m · 2 min walk
Venice Avenue (by)
180m · 3 min walk
Laburnum Close (by)
217m · 4 min walk
Melrose Ave (opp)
235m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

122%

Over capacity

88 pupils

72 capacity

16 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Burnley

High pressure
New homes approved:2,197
Projected new pupils:395

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Burnley

Admissions Demand - Lancashire

Low demand0.93x oversubscription

Places available

14,786

Applications

13,820

Got 1st preference

86.3%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Secondary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

24 May 2022
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
7 January 2015
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
19 October 2011
Good
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

28.52201%

Overall absence

56.41026%

Persistent absence

78

Enrolments

Authorised19.32783%
Unauthorised9.19418%
Persistent (10%+)56.41026%
Severe (50%+)26.92308%

Absence trend

28.04254%
18/19
27.55666%
20/21
37.90769%
21/22
38.31096%
22/23
38.97028%
23/24
28.52201%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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