Lancashire
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GCSE results 2026: every Lancashire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 34.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 34.3
- Attainment 8
- 37%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.08
- Progress 8
- [-1.34, -0.82]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 104 | 43 | 43 (100%) | 105 |
| September 2025 | 139 | 47 | 47 (100%) | 117 |
| September 2024 | 134 | 74 | 74 (100%) | 159 |
| September 2023 | 183 | 97 | 97 (100%) | 212 |
| September 2022 | 144 | 100 | 100 (100%) | 188 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lancashire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 114 | 34.3 | — | 36.8% | 4.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 82 | 32.6 | — | 30.5% | — | 32.9% | 2.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 118 | 29.6 | -1.08 | 32.2% | — | 58.5% | 2.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 72 | 34.5 | -1.01 | 29.2% | — | 69.4% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 67 | 32.9 | -0.88 | — | — | 73.0% | 3.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lancashire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147018 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Colette Roberts |
| Trust | STAR ACADEMIES |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | OL13 0TG |
| Pupils | 589 |
| FSM eligible | 44.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Fearns Moss, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 0TG
https://www.thevalleyleadershipacademy.com/1706873896| DfE number | 4025 |
| UKPRN | 10083657 |
| Opened | 1 Jul 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 24 Oct 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 19 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2023 |