- Ofsted:Exceptional in every area
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
219 first choices, 181 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1675.5
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,087
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
231 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1670.8
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,496
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Girls
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
141 first choices, 120 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.7
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 607
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Faith school
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
183 first choices, 164 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1671.6
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,294
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
234 first choices, 168 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.5
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 932
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
190 first choices, 179 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.2
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 958
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
159 first choices, 161 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.4
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 799
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
201 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.6
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 911
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
208 first choices, 184 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1672.1
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,038
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
278 first choices, 151 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.1
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 813
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
116 first choices, 121 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.5
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 615
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
353 first choices, 289 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.1
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,755
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
311 first choices, 219 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.6
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
216 first choices, 189 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.4
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 976
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
125 first choices, 147 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.5
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 807
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
176 first choices, 133 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.0
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 709
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
246 first choices, 190 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.5
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,280
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
98 first choices, 205 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.9
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 891
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
201 first choices, 179 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.0
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 921
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
163 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.9
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 902
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
217 first choices, 212 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.3
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,121
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
138 first choices, 133 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.4
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 644
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results close to the Lancashire average, low absence.
169 first choices, 157 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.7
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 817
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Lancashire average, low absence.
239 first choices, 215 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.1
Lancashire 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,102
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Secondary schools164including 55 special
- Attainment 8 at 1645.3England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding79%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools40 of 16420 Catholic, 9 Church of England
- With a nursery class12take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals27.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Lancashire's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Lancashire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 117 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 7 of 47
- Good: 30 of 47
- Requires improvement: 10 of 47
- Inadequate: 0 of 47
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Lancashire
Some are faith schools.
40 of the 164 secondary schools in Lancashire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Lancashire, explained
There are 164 secondary schools in Lancashire, teaching 82,615 children. 34 are run by the council and 54 are academies or free schools. Among them are 55 special and 53 independent schools.
79% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 7 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Lancashire scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
27.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,227 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Burnley14 secondary schools
- Chorley12 secondary schools
- Preston12 secondary schools
- Bamber Bridge8 secondary schools
- Lancaster8 secondary schools
- Leyland6 secondary schools
- Lytham St Anne's6 secondary schools
- Ormskirk5 secondary schools
- Rawtenstall5 secondary schools
- Skelmersdale5 secondary schools
- Accrington4 secondary schools
- Fulwood4 secondary schools
- Kirkham4 secondary schools
- Nelson4 secondary schools
- Poulton-le-Fylde4 secondary schools
- Colne3 secondary schools
- Fleetwood3 secondary schools
- Haslingden3 secondary schools
- Morecambe3 secondary schools
- Penwortham3 secondary schools
- Thornton3 secondary schools
- Clitheroe2 secondary schools
- Longridge2 secondary schools
- Oswaldtwistle2 secondary schools
- Rishton2 secondary schools
- Barnoldswick1 school
- Barrowford1 school
- Burscough1 school
- Carnforth1 school
- Clayton-le-Moors1 school
- Padiham1 school
- Tarleton and Hesketh Bank1 school
- Whitworth1 school
Other schools in Lancashire
- Primary schools554 schools
- Nurseries430 schools
- Sixth forms46 schools
- Grammar schools4 schools
- Private schools66 schools
- Special schools70 schools
- Boarding schools7 schools
- Faith schools338 schools
- Catholic schools124 schools
- Church of England schools186 schools
- Muslim schools10 schools
- Girls' schools8 schools
- Boys' schools6 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Lancashire?
There are 164 secondary schools in Lancashire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Lancashire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Lancashire on Eduscope are Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Preston Muslim Girls High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Lancashire?
Lancashire has 7 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 30 are rated Good, meaning 79% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Lancashire secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Lancashire is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Lancashire?
When choosing a secondary school in Lancashire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 164 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.