A welcoming environment for learning
Rossendale School is designed to create an atmosphere that is both warm and caring, whilst offering opportunities for learning and personal development in a high-quality setting. As the school has developed and grown, new specialist classroom areas have been created.
Specialist facilities
Rossendale School benefits from a number of high-quality on-site specialist facilities, including:
- Design technology workshop
- Food technology kitchen
- ICT suite
- Media studio (at our sixth form campus)
- Music suite with Apple Macs
- Quiet spaces and sensory relaxing areas
- Science labs
- Separate dining room for ASD pupils with more extreme sensory needs
Keeping active
Rossendale School encourages pupils to keep active, offering a range of both on-site and off-site opportunities for exercise. These include:
- Canoeing
- Horse riding
- Indoor climbing
- Dry-slope skiing
- Outdoor activities centre
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Trampolining
Award schemes
Given the school’s strong focus on physical education, we also offer a range of sports and community-related award schemes. Students can enrol and work towards:
- BCU qualification
- British Trampolining Proficiency Awards
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Kayaking Paddle Power Passport Award
- National Navigation Award Scheme (Orienteering)
- Sports Leader Awards (this includes teaching mainstream primary children)
- Basketball Awards
After school clubs and activities
Rossendale School believes after school clubs can play a valuable role in teaching pupils how to use their leisure time productively, encouraging young people to develop skills and talents in a variety of different activities. We are committed to providing the clubs which will interest and engage our young people.
A regular programme of events
Rossendale School has a regular and varied programme of school-wide events. These provide opportunities for students to develop their social and communication skills, contribute towards the school community and to celebrate one another’s successes. Events include:
- Sports day and activity week, held during the last week of the school year
- Carol concert at Christmas time
- End of year presentation day (parents/carers are also invited)