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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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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 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Academy converter · Inadequate | 75.5 | +0.36 | 99% | |
| 2 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 72.1 | +0.69 | 96% | |
| 3 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 71.6 | +0.59 | 94% | |
| 4 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Academy converter · Outstanding | 70.8 | +0.55 | 99% | |
| 5 | Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent school | 62.7 | — | 65% | |
| 6 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Voluntary aided school | 61.7 | +1.06 | 71% | |
| 7 | St Michael's Church of England High School Academy converter · Good | 60.6 | +0.56 | 73% | |
| 8 | Abrar Academy Other independent school | 57.2 | — | 80% | |
| 9 | Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Voluntary aided school · Not judged | 56.9 | +0.22 | 60% | |
| 10 | Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Academy converter · Good | 56.2 | +0.53 | 63% |
All schools in Lancashire (A–Z)
401–500 of 693 schools · page 5 of 7
- Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyPrimary · WN8 7HS
- Parklands High SchoolSecondary · PR7 1LL
- Park Primary SchoolPrimary · BB8 0QJ
- Park ViewNot applicable · BB5 5PJ
- Pendle Community High School & CollegeNot applicable · BB9 8LF
- Pendle Primary AcademyPrimary · BB9 5AW
- Pendle Vale CollegeSecondary · BB9 8LF
- Pendle View Primary SchoolNot applicable · BB8 8JT
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary SchoolPrimary · PR1 9DE
- Penwortham Girls' High SchoolSecondary · PR1 0SR
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR1 9YE
- Penwortham Primary SchoolPrimary · PR1 0HU
- Penwortham Priory AcademySecondary · PR1 0JE
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · PR1 0JH
- Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 6HA
- Pioneer TECNot applicable · PR2 2HW
- Pontville SchoolNot applicable · L39 4TW
- Pool House Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 7BX
- Poplar House SchoolNot applicable · FY8 1UR
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 8JB
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 7SR
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 7HE
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LA4 5QA
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 0NN
- Preston Grange Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 6PS
- Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 6BB
- Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolSecondary · PR1 5BY
- Progress SchoolNot applicable · PR5 6AQ
- Queen's Drive Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 3LA
- Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · LA2 9EL
- Rainbow Hub SchoolNot applicable · L40 2QX
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary SchoolPrimary · BL0 0NA
- Rawdhatul UloomNot applicable · BB10 1LU
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB4 6DX
- Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolNot applicable · BB4 6RX
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB4 7UA
- Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB4 8HW
- Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 7PE
- Red Rose SchoolNot applicable · FY8 2NQ
- Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolNursery · BB10 1JD
- Reedley Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2NE
- RhyddingsSecondary · BB5 3EA
- Ribblesdale Nursery SchoolNursery · BB7 1EL
- Ribblesdale SchoolAll-through · BB7 1EJ
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant SchoolPrimary · PR1 5RU
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior SchoolPrimary · PR1 5SN
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · PR4 2WQ
- Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 3XP
- Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary · L40 3SL
- Ridgewood Community High SchoolNot applicable · BB10 2AT
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademySecondary · LA1 4RS
- Rishton Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · BB1 4JF
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB1 4DT
- Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary · BL6 7SE
- Rockwood Nursery SchoolNursery · BB11 3PU
- Rosa House SchoolNot applicable · BB10 3RB
- Rosegrove Infant SchoolPrimary · BB12 6HW
- Rosegrove Nursery SchoolNursery · BB12 6AJ
- Roselyn House SchoolNot applicable · PR25 4SE
- Rosewood Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 2PH
- Rossall SchoolNot applicable · FY7 8JW
- Rossendale SchoolNot applicable · BL0 0RT
- Roughlee Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB9 6NX
- Royal Cross Primary SchoolNot applicable · PR2 1NT
- Rufford CofE SchoolPrimary · L40 1SN
- Sabden Primary SchoolPrimary · BB7 9DZ
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · PR6 0LB
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR2 2SA
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton CleveleysPrimary · FY5 4HL
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB8 7JR
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, ChurchPrimary · BB5 4HG
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High SchoolSecondary · FY6 0NP
- Salesbury Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB1 9EQ
- Salterforth Primary SchoolPrimary · BB18 5UD
- Samlesbury Church of England SchoolPrimary · PR5 0UE
- Scarisbrick Hall SchoolNot applicable · L40 9RQ
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · L40 9RE
- Scorton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PR3 1AY
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · LA1 4SE
- Seven Stars Primary SchoolPrimary · PR25 1TD
- Shaftesbury High SchoolNot applicable · PR7 3NQ
- Shakespeare Primary SchoolPrimary · FY7 7LL
- Sharneyford Primary SchoolPrimary · OL13 9UQ
- Sherwood Primary SchoolPrimary · PR2 9GA
- Shuttleworth CollegeSecondary · BB12 8ST
- Silver Birch SchoolNot applicable · BB10 2HA
- Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · LA5 0RF
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 7HR
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 8LN
- Sir John Thursby Community CollegeSecondary · BB10 2AT
- Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolNot applicable · PR2 6EE
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LA1 2JH
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary · BB7 3ER
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LA2 6JL
- Southlands High SchoolSecondary · PR7 2NJ
- Springfield House SchoolNot applicable · PR3 6HL
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolSecondary · BB8 8JT
- Staghills Nursery SchoolNursery · BB4 7UE
- Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · FY3 0BW
- Stalmine Primary SchoolPrimary · FY6 0LR
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
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