GCSE results 2026

Lancashire GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 82 state secondary schools in Lancashire, 13,254 pupils. Lancashire ranks 84 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.2 points on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

45.0%

2.8 pts below England

Grade 7+ English & maths

12.8%

1.9 pts below England

Attainment 8

46.5

1.1 points below England

Council rank

84 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Lancashire at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (75.5); highest non-selective: Preston Muslim Girls High School (61.7).
Schools range from 33.4 to 75.5 on Attainment 8, a spread of 42.1 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.7, 14.7 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (71.1).
Lancashire has 4 grammar schools, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Lancashire.
Most improved on 2025: All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, up 7.3 points to 42.6.

Every Lancashire secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolGrammar	163	75.5	+2.2	100.0%	98.8%	76.7%	71.1
2	Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	143	72.1	−1.3	98.6%	95.8%	55.2%	65.6
3	Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolGrammar · Christian	170	71.6	−2.5	98.2%	94.1%	59.4%	62.3
4	Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolGrammar	147	70.8	−3.6	100.0%	98.6%	55.8%	63.8
5	Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolGirls · Muslim · Top 10% three years running	123	61.7	+5.5	87.0%	70.7%	34.1%	60.6
6	St Michael's Church of England High SchoolChurch of England · Top 10% three years running	224	60.6	+1.7	92.4%	73.2%	30.8%	44.0
7	Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolChurch of England	154	56.9	+1.5	83.1%	59.7%	24.0%	38.0
8	Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyChurch of England · Top 10% three years running	187	56.2	−3.1	82.4%	63.1%	24.1%	38.0
9	Broughton High SchoolTop 10% three years running	185	55.5	−3.8	85.4%	66.5%	20.0%	48.6
10	Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	190	55.4	+0.4	82.1%	62.1%	17.9%	40.9
11	Penwortham Girls' High SchoolGirls	160	55.4	+2.5	86.3%	62.5%	13.1%	50.5
12	Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	181	54.9	+4.9	77.3%	54.7%	21.0%	39.5
13	Eden Boys' School, PrestonBoys · Muslim	123	54.5	+4.7	82.1%	68.3%	30.1%	45.4
14	Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	161	54.1	+3.9	79.5%	64.6%	14.3%	47.8
15	St Bede's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	141	54.0	−1.0	82.3%	58.9%	20.6%	35.6
16	All Hallows Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	181	53.6	−2.0	79.6%	57.5%	17.7%	39.6
17	Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolChurch of England	179	53.0	+0.7	76.0%	51.4%	17.3%	45.5
18	Longridge High School	149	51.1	+6.5	73.2%	50.3%	14.1%	41.5
19	Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolChurch of England	204	50.5	−0.2	74.5%	56.4%	10.3%	41.9
20	Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolBoys · Church of England	146	50.5	+0.4	79.5%	54.8%	15.8%	34.3
21	Up Holland High School	158	50.0	+1.2	67.1%	50.0%	12.7%	41.0
22	Hodgson Academy	216	49.3	−0.2	74.5%	50.5%	13.0%	38.3
23	Parklands High School	209	49.1	+4.7	66.0%	43.1%	14.4%	40.9
24	Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyChurch of England	276	49.1	−1.6	77.2%	55.1%	13.8%	40.3
25	Bowland High	110	48.4	+0.6	72.7%	43.6%	4.5%	40.6
26	St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamRoman Catholic	158	47.7	−0.6	69.6%	45.6%	11.4%	37.1
27	Ashton Community Science College	179	47.6	+3.0	66.5%	48.0%	8.4%	40.9
28	Millfield Science & Performing Arts College	172	47.5	−1.0	70.9%	47.7%	7.0%	37.4
29	Baines School	137	47.4	+1.6	67.9%	46.7%	7.3%	40.3
30	Whitworth Community High School	128	47.4	−2.9	70.3%	48.4%	7.0%	41.0
31	Lostock Hall Academy	152	47.2	−0.4	71.7%	44.1%	10.5%	32.6
32	Penwortham Priory Academy	141	47.0	+3.8	64.5%	49.6%	14.2%	34.6
33	St Mary's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	156	46.8	+1.8	75.0%	46.2%	5.1%	33.6
34	Lytham St Annes High School	297	46.1	—	67.0%	43.1%	11.8%	34.3
35	Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodRoman Catholic	155	46.0	+2.5	65.2%	43.9%	9.7%	36.7
36	Haslingden High School and Sixth Form	255	45.3	+1.1	63.9%	39.6%	10.6%	33.4
37	Albany Academy	139	45.1	+1.4	65.5%	35.3%	4.3%	41.7
38	Garstang Community Academy	154	45.0	+0.2	68.8%	46.8%	9.7%	30.9
39	St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	205	45.0	+0.1	64.9%	39.0%	14.6%	31.8
40	Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	147	44.4	−1.7	61.2%	37.4%	11.6%	35.2
41	St Cecilia's RC High SchoolRoman Catholic	104	44.0	−2.2	54.8%	39.4%	8.7%	35.0
42	Fulwood Academy	170	43.8	+2.4	58.8%	39.4%	8.8%	37.2
43	Carnforth High School	112	43.5	+3.7	57.1%	36.6%	5.4%	35.5
44	Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnRoman Catholic	156	43.5	+0.8	64.1%	35.9%	9.6%	41.1
45	Saint Aidan's Church of England High SchoolChurch of England	157	43.4	−3.6	63.1%	38.9%	6.4%	31.7
46	All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	94	42.6	+7.3	54.3%	36.2%	3.2%	29.6
47	Burscough Priory Academy	124	42.6	−6.2	54.8%	37.9%	12.9%	43.1
48	Tarleton Academy	137	42.5	−3.8	66.4%	39.4%	6.6%	38.6
49	Academy@Worden	86	42.4	−0.8	51.2%	31.4%	3.5%	33.6
50	Ormskirk School	199	42.3	−0.1	59.3%	38.7%	11.6%	27.0
51	Ribblesdale School	277	41.9	−1.6	59.6%	39.7%	7.6%	33.2
52	The Hollins	155	41.9	+1.2	52.9%	34.8%	5.2%	36.7
53	Lancaster High School	106	41.8	+6.2	60.4%	36.8%	5.7%	37.8
54	Pendle Vale College	214	41.8	−0.7	52.8%	27.6%	2.3%	39.4
55	Lathom High School : A Technology College	140	41.6	+0.1	52.1%	40.0%	7.1%	36.1
56	Colne Park High School	200	41.5	+3.5	63.5%	39.0%	7.5%	33.6
57	Marsden Heights Community College	209	41.5	+1.2	57.4%	41.1%	8.1%	40.5
58	Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	161	41.5	−2.6	61.5%	41.6%	6.8%	32.5
59	Carr Hill High School	140	41.3	−2.2	51.4%	27.1%	5.0%	34.3
60	Our Lady's Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic	164	41.1	−0.2	53.7%	36.6%	5.5%	32.5
61	Christ The King Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic	82	41.0	+5.1	52.4%	37.8%	7.3%	35.9
62	Southlands High School	167	40.4	−1.7	53.9%	34.1%	8.4%	29.5
63	Sir John Thursby Community College	219	40.3	−0.7	54.8%	29.2%	5.0%	36.4
64	Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	276	40.1	+2.5	55.8%	34.1%	6.2%	28.3
65	Accrington AcademyChristian	189	39.8	+0.4	50.8%	37.0%	7.4%	34.0
66	Morecambe Bay Academy	145	39.7	+2.9	55.2%	29.7%	2.8%	33.1
67	Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering CollegeRoman Catholic	170	39.5	+1.4	48.2%	24.1%	4.1%	34.6
68	Moor Park High School and Sixth Form	113	39.2	−0.1	48.7%	29.2%	3.5%	30.5
69	Alder Grange School	143	39.1	+2.1	53.1%	29.4%	5.6%	31.5
70	Burnley High School	106	38.9	+0.3	46.2%	28.3%	1.9%	33.5
71	Shuttleworth College	196	38.0	−1.5	49.0%	37.8%	9.2%	27.3
72	Unity College	287	38.0	−2.3	47.4%	30.7%	7.0%	28.3
73	Colne Primet Academy	163	37.1	+1.7	45.4%	25.2%	3.1%	30.0
74	The Hyndburn Academy	129	37.1	−0.3	41.1%	21.7%	4.7%	32.2
75	Bay Leadership Academy	135	37.0	+0.2	46.7%	31.1%	9.6%	33.4
76	Fleetwood High School	182	37.0	+1.2	49.5%	28.6%	3.3%	30.5
77	Maharishi Free School	19	35.5	−18.6	36.8%	21.1%	0.0%	33.7
78	West Craven High School	129	35.0	−2.4	47.3%	21.7%	1.6%	27.9
79	Wellfield Academy	74	34.8	−2.9	41.9%	21.6%	8.1%	25.3
80	The Valley Leadership Academy	114	34.3	+1.7	48.2%	36.8%	4.4%	27.5
81	Rhyddings	123	33.9	−2.6	40.7%	21.1%	0.8%	30.9
82	Walton-Le-Dale High School	133	33.4	+0.3	35.3%	18.0%	3.0%	28.5
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Lancashire against the rest of the North West

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Trafford65.7%
Stockport52.9%
Warrington50.8%
Bolton47.9%
Manchester46.4%
Cheshire East46.1%
Wirral46.0%
Lancashire45.0%
Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
Tameside44.3%
Salford44.2%
Wigan44.1%
Westmorland and Furness42.8%
St. Helens41.9%
Oldham41.4%
Rochdale41.2%
Sefton40.2%
Bury39.6%
Liverpool39.1%
Blackpool37.1%
Halton36.5%
Cumberland34.0%
Knowsley26.2%

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.