This is a smaller than average-sized school. The number of pupils on roll has fallen year on year. Since the previous inspection there have been a number of new appointments to senior and middle leadership. A few pupils attend alternative provision or are educated at home. Providers include Accrington and Rossendale College, the St Thomas’s Centre and The Heights. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are eligible for support through the pupil premium is above the national average. The pupil premium is additional funding provided by the government to support pupils eligible for free school meals and children looked after. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups or who speak English as an additional language is below average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is below the national average. The school meets the government’s floor standards, which set the minimum expectation for pupils’ attainment and progress by the end of Year 11. The school’s website does not meet requirements for the publication of information. There is no clear identification of who to contact for enquiries about the school. There is no clear link to national performance tables produced by the Department for Education and no visible information about pupils’ attainment in all of the ways described in the statutory requirements. There should be a section on the website detailing governors’ business and other interests.