Academy converter · Lancashire

Rhyddings

11–16Ages
610Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148921URN

Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

208 applications for 129 places · 78th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.9of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

80th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

208 applications · 129 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 0.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Rhyddings (URN 119721), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	129	208	1.6	68	0.53
Sep 2025	92	218	2.4	89	0.97
Sep 2024	149	268	1.8	88	0.59
Sep 2023	111	216	2.0	104	0.94
Sep 2022 *	148	186	1.3	78	0.53
Sep 2021 *	129	120	0.9	49	0.38
Sep 2020 *	131	154	1.2	47	0.36
Sep 2019 *	143	186	1.3	76	0.53
Sep 2018 *	118	224	1.9	85	0.72
Sep 2017 *	110	193	1.8	65	0.59
Sep 2016 *	165	249	1.5	84	0.51
Sep 2015 *	122	215	1.8	71	0.58
Sep 2014 *	158	281	1.8	80	0.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.980th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%80th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths41%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.87

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	33.9	21%	41%	–
2024/25	123	36.5	22%	50%	–
2023/24	103	33.5	23%	40%	−0.87
2022/23	104	36.1	20%	44%	−0.79

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

RhyddingsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 33.9Attainment 8
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
0.8 km · Lancashire

2025

2.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
2.0 km · Lancashire

2026

4.0applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Accrington Academy
2.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
The Hollins
2.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Hyndburn Academy
3.4 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
4.1 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Blackburn Central High School
5.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Darwen Vale High School
6.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2024

2.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148921 · 888/4026
Trust: Let Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 771 pupils · 610 on roll
Free school meals: 49.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2022
Replaced: Rhyddings (URN 119721)
Address: Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources