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Average Attainment 8

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national 46.4

Average Progress 8

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national 0.00

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

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national 45%

Good or Outstanding

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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.

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501–600 of 693 schools · page 6 of 7

St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB5 2AN
St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · FY8 1JN
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR2 3SQ
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB12 6HZ
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR1 3YJ
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · BB7 9JA
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · OL12 8TL
St Bede's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · L39 4TA
St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamSecondary · FY8 4JL
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 7EB
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterPrimary · LA1 4HT
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR2 1RP
St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolPrimary · PR25 4SJ
St Cecilia's RC High SchoolSecondary · PR3 2XA
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · PR6 8LL
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB1 4HT
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR2 9HH
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 8NP
St Francis Catholic Primary School, GoosnarghPrimary · PR3 2FJ
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 9AZ
St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · PR7 3JU
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · PR7 3QG
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR1 6HQ
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodPrimary · BB6 7SN
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR1 1TT
St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · WN8 6TN
St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroePrimary · BB7 1ED
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2NH
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallPrimary · BB4 8SU
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB9 0DQ
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · OL12 8EP
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB10 2PZ
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamPrimary · BB12 7BN
St John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughPrimary · L40 7RA
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-FyldePrimary · FY6 7HT
St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · WN8 6PF
St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerPrimary · BB10 4SU
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 2SW
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonPrimary · PR6 9LZ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BrindlePrimary · PR5 0DQ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyPrimary · PR6 0JF
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-WeshamPrimary · PR4 3HA
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR1 5XL
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellPrimary · PR6 8SD
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonPrimary · WN6 9RE
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB18 5EN
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenPrimary · BB7 9QJ
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, BacupPrimary · OL13 8LD
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterPrimary · LA1 2DU
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR2 6SJ
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · PR1 9QQ
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB12 0JD
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton NewshamPrimary · PR3 5DY
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, GarstangPrimary · PR3 1RB
St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · PR25 1BS
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, ChorleyPrimary · PR7 2RJ
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-BrockPrimary · PR3 0PN
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary · PR3 0ZJ
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea TownPrimary · PR4 0RJ
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambePrimary · LA4 5PS
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickPrimary · L40 9QE
St Mary's CofE Primary School RawtenstallPrimary · BB4 8RZ
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB10 4BH
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, ChippingPrimary · PR3 2QH
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-MoorsPrimary · BB5 5RJ
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenPrimary · BB4 5NP
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, LanghoPrimary · BB6 8EQ
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OsbaldestonPrimary · BB2 7HX
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistlePrimary · BB5 3AA
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenPrimary · BB7 9ED
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL13 9LJ
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · PR5 6TA
St Matthew's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · PR1 5XB
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB7 1AG
St Michael's Church of England High SchoolSecondary · PR7 1RS
St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary · PR3 0UA
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 4DN
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullPrimary · PR7 5DH
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, LongtonPrimary · PR4 5EB
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, AccringtonPrimary · BB5 0NN
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · LA3 2ER
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-DalePrimary · PR5 4HD
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, MawdesleyPrimary · L40 3PP
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, LythamPrimary · FY8 4JG
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · BB5 0NW
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyPrimary · PR6 0DX
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, NewchurchPrimary · BB4 9EZ
St Pius X Preparatory SchoolNot applicable · PR2 8RD
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · WN8 8LQ
St Stephen's CofE SchoolPrimary · PR1 8JN
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 0PY
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary · PR1 4RH
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · WN8 0HX
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, HelmshorePrimary · BB4 4EZ
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary SchoolPrimary · LA2 6QE
St William's Catholic Primary School, PillingPrimary · PR3 6AL
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodPrimary · BB6 7JQ
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic AcademyPrimary · FY7 7JY
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School EuxtonPrimary · PR7 6JW
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, FleetwoodPrimary · FY7 6EU

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Checked 23 May 2026

Lancashire school admissions for parents

Official source

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

School places hub Main Lancashire admissions hub for normal-round, in-year and appeal information.Starting primary school Reception admissions guide for September 2026 including dates and forms.Starting secondary school Year 7 admissions guide for September 2026 including dates and forms.In-year admissions Move school during the year and mid-year application guidance.How Lancashire allocates places Equal preference scheme and allocation overview.School appeals Appeal forms, hearing dates, infant class size appeals and waiting-list guidance.

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

Topic	Link
Main school places hub	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/
Starting primary school	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-primary-school/
Starting secondary school	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-secondary-school/
In-year admissions	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/changing-schools-during-the-school-year/
How Lancashire allocates places	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/how-we-allocate-school-places/
School appeals	https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/school-appeals/

High-attainment secondary schools in Lancashire

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

SecondaryAttainment 8 74.4Progress 8 +0.55

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

SecondaryAttainment 8 74.1Progress 8 +0.59

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

SecondaryAttainment 8 73.4Progress 8 +0.69

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

SecondaryAttainment 8 73.3Progress 8 +0.36

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

SecondaryAttainment 8 59.3Progress 8 +0.53