Bishop Rawstorne Church Of England Academy

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is a secondary school with academy status situated in the village of Croston, Lancashire, England. About the schoolBishop Rawstorne was founded in the early 1960s. Pupils are drawn from a wide area, and the school is over-subscribed every year. The school was awarded a DfES Teacher Training rating in late 2000 by the then Secretary of State for Education, David Blunkett MP. The school caters to ages 11 to 16, ranging from year 7 to 11. After the final year, pupils can pursue further education or get a modern apprenticeship or employment. In January 2008 there were 933 pupils. The school is a small campus containing a main block (which includes the main hall, cafeteria, maths, IT, foreign languages and humanities departments), a science block, technology block, administrative block (music, RE, geography and learning support) and English block. A recent extension of the music department (opened by Paul McKenna, captain of Preston North End) allowed the opening of a music school and a new road was constructed to ease congestion. PerformanceAccording to a 2007 OFSTED report, the school's' performance was rated as outstanding. In 2008 the school had 29% A* to A grades earning a rank of 35, down on the previous year of 34% with a rank of 11. However, 2009 saw an increase to 42. 5% A* /A grades, improving rank to 8. Scores are usually above average in the country and in local league tables. The school has increasingly high GCSE grades, where in 2007 the school attained 84% A*-C grades, compared to 58% in 2001, making it within the top 10% of UK schools. The school's performance continued upwards and by 2010, it attained 90. 1% A*-C grades (85% A*-C inc. English & Maths).

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is a secondary school with academy status situated in the village of Croston, Lancashire, England. About the schoolBishop Rawstorne was founded in the early 1960s. Pupils are drawn from a wide area, and the school is over-subscribed every year. The school was awarded a DfES Teacher Training rating in late 2000 by the then Secretary of State for Education, David Blunkett MP. The school caters to ages 11 to 16, ranging from year 7 to 11. After the final year, pupils can pursue further education or get a modern apprenticeship or employment. In January 2008 there were 933 pupils. The school is a small campus containing a main block (which includes the main hall, cafeteria, maths, IT, foreign languages and humanities departments), a science block, technology block, administrative block (music, RE, geography and learning support) and English block. A recent extension of the music department (opened by Paul McKenna, captain of Preston North End) allowed the opening of a music school and a new road was constructed to ease congestion. PerformanceAccording to a 2007 OFSTED report, the school's' performance was rated as outstanding. In 2008 the school had 29% A* to A grades earning a rank of 35, down on the previous year of 34% with a rank of 11. However, 2009 saw an increase to 42. 5% A* /A grades, improving rank to 8. Scores are usually above average in the country and in local league tables. The school has increasingly high GCSE grades, where in 2007 the school attained 84% A*-C grades, compared to 58% in 2001, making it within the top 10% of UK schools. The school's performance continued upwards and by 2010, it attained 90. 1% A*-C grades (85% A*-C inc. English & Maths).