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Schools in Lancashire
Search and compare schools in Lancashire with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.
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Add a postcode and the table below reorders by distance.
Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.
Ofsted across Lancashire
Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.
Spread of Attainment 8
Number of Lancashire secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.
Lancashire schools
Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder
| Select | # | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Academy converter · Outstanding | 74.4 | +0.55 | 99% | |
| 2 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 74.1 | +0.59 | 99% | |
| 3 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 73.4 | +0.69 | 99% | |
| 4 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Academy converter · Inadequate | 73.3 | +0.36 | 99% | |
| 5 | Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Academy converter · Good | 59.3 | +0.53 | 83% | |
| 6 | Broughton High School Community school · Outstanding | 59.3 | +0.55 | 85% | |
| 7 | St Michael's Church of England High School Academy converter · Good | 58.9 | +0.56 | 89% | |
| 8 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Voluntary aided school | 56.2 | +1.06 | 70% | |
| 9 | All Hallows Catholic High School Voluntary aided school · Outstanding | 55.6 | +0.70 | 80% | |
| 10 | Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Voluntary aided school · Not judged | 55.4 | +0.22 | 77% |
All schools in Lancashire (A–Z)
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- AKS LythamNot applicable · FY8 1DT
- Abbey Village Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 8DD
- Abrar AcademyNot applicable · PR1 1NA
- Academy@WordenSecondary · PR25 1RN
- Accrington AcademySecondary · BB5 4FF
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 2AQ
- Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 6LR
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 1ST
- Accrington Peel Park Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 6QR
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 0JD
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolSecondary · BB5 4AY
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 6AD
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 1DW
- Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 2HS
- Acorns Primary SchoolNot applicable · PR1 6AU
- Adlington Primary SchoolPrimary · PR7 4JA
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 9QZ
- Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolNot applicable · BB9 7SY
- Albany AcademySecondary · PR7 3AY
- Alder Grange SchoolSecondary · BB4 8HW
- All Hallows Catholic High SchoolSecondary · PR1 0LN
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · BB4 6SJ
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgePrimary · PR3 3BJ
- Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 5UH
- Anderton Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 9NN
- Ansdell Primary SchoolPrimary · FY8 4DR
- Applebee Wood SchoolNot applicable · PR5 5SS
- Appletree Nursery SchoolNursery · LA1 5QB
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · WN6 9DT
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolSecondary · PR2 8RA
- Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LA6 1AU
- Ashbridge Independent SchoolNot applicable · PR4 4AQ
- Ashton Community Science CollegeSecondary · PR2 1SL
- Ashton Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 1TU
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 1EQ
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · L39 5AS
- Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · L39 5DG
- Aughton Town Green Primary SchoolPrimary · L39 6SF
- Aurora Brooklands SchoolNot applicable · PR26 7TB
- Aurora Keyes Barn SchoolNot applicable · PR4 0YH
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · OL13 0QW
- Bacup Nursery SchoolNursery · OL13 8EF
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolPrimary · OL13 9RR
- Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolPrimary · OL13 8EF
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolSecondary · BB4 7BJ
- Baines SchoolSecondary · FY6 8BE
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · BB2 7LL
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PR7 6NS
- Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolSecondary · PR25 3AH
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR5 6GX
- Banks Methodist SchoolPrimary · PR9 8EY
- Banks St Stephen's CofE SchoolPrimary · PR9 8BL
- Barden Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 1JD
- Barnacre Road Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 2PD
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · BB18 5TB
- Barrow URC Primary SchoolPrimary · BB7 9AZ
- Barrowford SchoolPrimary · BB9 6EA
- Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB9 6QT
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 5AS
- Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNursery · BB10 3ES
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 2RQ
- Bay Leadership AcademySecondary · LA3 1AB
- Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito CollegeNot applicable · LA2 6AP
- Belmont SchoolNot applicable · BB4 6RX
- Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolPrimary · BB1 2NY
- Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary · L39 0EH
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 0RE
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 9BN
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademySecondary · PR26 9HH
- Blacko Primary SchoolPrimary · BB9 6LS
- Bleasdale SchoolNot applicable · LA5 0RG
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · BB10 3AA
- Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · BB7 4NP
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LA5 8DT
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · LA1 4BS
- Bowland HighSecondary · BB7 4QS
- Brabins Endowed SchoolPrimary · PR3 2QD
- Bradley Nursery SchoolNursery · BB9 7QH
- Bradley Primary SchoolPrimary · BB9 7RF
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · PR26 9AH
- Bridgeway SchoolNot applicable · PR5 6EP
- Briercliffe Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2JU
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · PR5 0DR
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 8NH
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 8PT
- Britannia Community Primary SchoolPrimary · OL13 9TS
- Broadfield Specialist SchoolNot applicable · BB11 5BT
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary · PR1 5TU
- Brook View SchoolNot applicable · PR3 3YB
- Brookfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 6TU
- Brookfield Park Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 8EH
- Brookfield SchoolNot applicable · FY6 7HE
- Broughton High SchoolSecondary · PR3 5JJ
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 5JB
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · PR5 6PB
- Buckshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · PR7 1XP
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 4PB
- Burnley High SchoolSecondary · BB12 6NX
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 4LB
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 6ED
Schools by town in Lancashire
- Schools in Preston (172)
- Schools in Burnley (60)
- Schools in Chorley (53)
- Schools in Lancaster (39)
- Schools in Accrington (36)
- Schools in Ormskirk (30)
- Schools in Skelmersdale (27)
- Schools in Nelson (25)
- Schools in Leyland (24)
- Schools in Rossendale (24)
- Schools in Clitheroe (23)
- Schools in Carnforth (18)
- Schools in Morecambe (18)
- Schools in Poulton-le-Fylde (15)
- Schools in Colne (14)
- Schools in Lytham St Annes (12)
- Schools in Thornton-Cleveleys (12)
- Schools in Bacup (10)
- Schools in Fleetwood (10)
Search paths for Lancashire
Checked 23 May 2026
Lancashire school admissions for parents
Lancashire County Council publishes separate September 2026 guides for Reception and Year 7, plus in-year admissions, appeals and allocation rules. Lancashire also highlights its equal-preference scheme and asks parents to consider transport, admission policies and any supplementary forms before submitting preferences.
Primary September 2026 round
Primary applications opened on 1 September 2025, closed on 15 January 2026 and offers were issued on 16 April 2026.
Secondary September 2026 round
Secondary Year 7 applications opened on 1 September 2025, closed on 31 October 2025 and offers were issued on 2 March 2026.
Equal preference and late applications
Lancashire says places are not allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. All on-time applications are considered equally, but late applications can reduce the chance of getting a preferred school.
Supplementary forms and admission criteria
The county guides point parents to school admission policies and supplementary information forms. Schools with their own admission authority can have their own criteria and extra paperwork.
In-year and 14-plus routes
Lancashire runs in-year admissions for children changing schools during the school year and also signposts university technical colleges and studio schools for age-14 entry.
Appeals and waiting lists
Appeals and waiting-list guidance are published separately. Lancashire notes that appeal information is issued after offers so waiting lists can operate first.
Official Lancashire links
In-depth guide · Checked May 2026
Lancashire school admissions guide for parents
This guide summarises Lancashire County Council's published school-place pages as available on 23 May 2026 for September 2026 entry. Always re-check the live Lancashire pages before applying.
Executive summary
Lancashire County Council publishes separate guides for Reception and Year 7 admissions, plus in-year moves, appeals and allocation rules. For September 2026 entry, the main deadlines were 15 January 2026 for primary and 31 October 2025 for secondary. Offer days were 16 April 2026 for primary and 2 March 2026 for secondary.
Lancashire emphasises that school places are not offered on a first-come, first-served basis. All on-time applications are considered equally under the equal-preference scheme, but late applications can reduce the chance of getting a preferred school.
Key dates
| Stage | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Applications open | 1 September 2025 | 1 September 2025 |
| On-time closing date | 15 January 2026 | 31 October 2025 |
| Offer day | 16 April 2026 | 2 March 2026 |
What matters in Lancashire
- Lancashire has dedicated pages for how it allocates school places, school appeals and school admission policies. Read those alongside the main application guide.
- Supplementary forms still matter for schools that need them. Lancashire points families to school admission policies and supplementary information separately.
- The county also flags school transport, which can be a practical constraint when ranking schools.
- In-year admissions and age-14 routes such as UTCs and studio schools are published in the same school-places section.
Appeals and next steps
Lancashire says appeal information is issued after offers so waiting lists can operate first. It then publishes separate pages for appeal forms, hearing dates, infant class size appeals and waiting lists.
Official links
High-attainment secondary schools in Lancashire
Catchment distances and university destinations in Lancashire
Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School6.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School5.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School1.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
Most leavers to Russell Group universities
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School51.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School50.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School42.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School36.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School25.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings
Schools in other North West areas
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- Schools in Warrington
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