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Schools in Hyndburn

  • 44State-funded schools
  • 34Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Lancashire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.5
close to Lancashire median (2.5)
Median school in Hyndburn
New Ofsted report cards
13of 44 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Lancashire-wide
87%
Lancashire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 13 schools of 44 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (10)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 22 schools · graded 2012 to 2023

  • Outstanding1
  • Good19
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate2

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 9 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–45–
Behaviour and attitudes171–
Personal development171–
Leadership and management–72–

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Secondary schools in Hyndburn

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Faith 2026 4.0 applications per place 50.5 15%
The Hollins Standards maintained2024 3.3 applications per place 41.9 35%
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Faith 2025 2.7 applications per place 43.5 35%
Accrington Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.5 applications per place 39.8 42%
The Hyndburn Academy 2026 1.8 applications per place 37.1 47%
Rhyddings Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 33.9 49%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Hyndburn

34 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Faith Special measures Inadequate2023 5.4 applications per place 74% 32%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors Faith Good2023 4.7small intake applications per place 64% 39%
Green Haworth Church of England Primary School Faith Special measures 2026 4.7small intake applications per place 8% 40%
Altham St James Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 4.0small intake applications per place 64% 7%
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 3.8small intake applications per place 63% 55%
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.7 applications per place 68% 48%
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Faith Special measures Inadequate2023 3.7small intake applications per place 36% 36%
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.5 applications per place 54% 17%
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 3.4 applications per place 24% 39%
St Peter's CofE Primary School Faith 2026 3.2small intake applications per place 50% 50%
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 3.2 applications per place 39% 35%
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 69% 25%
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.1 applications per place – 17%
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Faith Improved significantly2025 2.9 applications per place 78% 19%
Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Faith Requires significant improvement 2026 2.9 applications per place 58% 47%
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Faith Good2023 2.6 applications per place 27% 33%
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Remains Good2024 2.6 applications per place 42% 18%
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place 40% 46%
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 60% 35%
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 44% 46%
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 2026 2.5 applications per place 23% 39%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle Faith Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 74% 23%
Accrington Peel Park Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 57% 32%
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Good2023 2.4 applications per place 59% 32%
Accrington Woodnook Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 48% 48%
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 73% 39%
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.3 applications per place 68% 33%
Great Harwood Primary School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 52% 35%
Accrington Huncoat Primary School Standards maintained2024 2.2 applications per place 56% 31%
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 42% 29%
Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.9 applications per place 72% 8%
Rishton Methodist Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 79% 45%
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 60% 36%
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Faith 2026 1.6 applications per place 36% 31%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools