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Cambian Red Rose School

Special · ages 5-18MixedIndependent29 pupilsLancashire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places6 spare29 pupils, 35 places
Pupils on roll29Census January 2024

Cambian Red Rose School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 29 pupils and room for 35.

Meadow Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8LN01772 281140Mr Simon Ashurst headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score1.9
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 1.01.020182019: 3.33.320192022: 2.02.020222024: 4.94.920242025: 1.91.92025
Since 2018: +0.9
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018LancashireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 1171441166
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 81.94.92.03.31.046.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.070.300.090.170.084.044.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%35%41%

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll29Census January 2024
Places3583% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%29 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls19 / 10
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll292322172523
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support4%5%6%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans96%96%94%100%91%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m39212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate117 per 1,000 people29% higher than the England average
Typical house price£220,000Chorley
Nearest bus stop140 mAsda, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic390 m207Good 202268Compare
Westwood Primary SchoolCouncil390 m174Not inspected41Compare
Clayton Brook Primary SchoolCouncil550 m160Good 20227Compare
Progress SchoolIndependent800 m14Not inspectedCompare
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolCouncil980 m250Good 202366Compare
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles219Good 201941Compare
Bridgeway SchoolIndependent1.2 miles56Not inspectedCompare
Cuerden Church School, Bamber BridgeChurch of England/Methodist1.3 miles195Good 202327Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cambian Red Rose School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cambian Red Rose School yet.

How good are Cambian Red Rose School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.9, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Cambian Red Rose School have?

29 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 83% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Meadow Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8LN
Telephone
01772 281140
Headteacher
Mr Simon Ashurst
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Constituency
Chorley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
27 February 2015 (new provision)
URN
141864 · LAESTAB 8886059 · UKPRN 10075144

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from