Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,087 pupils
The Valley Leadership Academy
Fearns Moss, Bacup OL13 0TG
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
578
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,050
Local authority
Lancashire
Star Academies
Schola Grade 1
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Valley Leadership Academy
The Valley Leadership Academy is a secondary academy in Bacup, Lancashire, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Star Academies.
It has 578 pupils on roll and room for 1,050. Its Schola Grade is 1 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 578
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils
- Free school meals
- 41.90% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Star Academies
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147018
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