North West
Schools in Lancashire
687 schools, 182,209 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 37.5.
Ofsted across Lancashire
Good289
Outstanding40
Requires improvement22
Inadequate7
No overall grade329
358 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 329 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 358
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 253
- Average days since inspection
- 871
- Framework mix
- 358 historic, 253 current, 76 none
All schools in Lancashire
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 1–150 of 687
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS LythamOther independent school | Lytham St Annes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbey Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Abrar AcademyOther independent school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Academy@WordenAcademy converter | Leyland | No overall grade | 43.2 | -0.25-0.54 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Accrington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Accrington | No overall grade | 39.4 | -0.62-0.83 to -0.42 | |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Accrington | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary SchoolFoundation school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Accrington | Report card 2026 | 50.7 | -0.26-0.45 to -0.06 | |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acorns Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Adlington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent school | Nelson | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Albany AcademyAcademy converter | Chorley | Good 2024 | 43.7 | -0.10-0.35 to 0.14 · not a win | |
| Alder Grange SchoolCommunity school | Rossendale | Report card 2026 | 37 | -0.32-0.56 to -0.08 | |
| All Hallows Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Outstanding 2023 | 55.6 | 0.700.49 to 0.91 | |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rossendale | Requires improvement 2024 | 35.3 | -0.78-1.07 to -0.48 | |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgeAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Anderton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Adlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ansdell Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lytham St Annes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Appletree Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Lancaster | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | 55.4 | 0.22-0.01 to 0.44 · not a win | |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Ashbridge Independent SchoolOther independent school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashton Community Science CollegeCommunity school | Preston | Good 2023 | 44.6 | -0.07-0.30 to 0.17 · not a win | |
| Ashton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Aughton Town Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Aurora Brooklands SchoolOther independent special school | Leyland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Keyes Barn SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bacup | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bacup Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bacup | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bacup | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bacup Thorn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bacup | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Rossendale | Inadequate 2022 | 73.3 | 0.360.15 to 0.58 | |
| Baines SchoolVoluntary aided school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | 45.8 | -0.59-0.80 to -0.38 | |
| Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Balshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Leyland | Good 2023 | 52.3 | 0.18-0.03 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Banks Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Banks St Stephen's CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Barden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Barnacre Road Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Longridge | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barnoldswick | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Barrow URC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Clitheroe | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Barrowford SchoolCommunity school | Nelson | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Nelson | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Basnett Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Accrington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bay Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Morecambe | Good 2022 | 36.8 | -0.52-0.78 to -0.26 | |
| Belmont SchoolOther independent special school | Rossendale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Leyland | Report card 2026 | 59.3 | 0.530.33 to 0.73 | |
| Blacko Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Nelson | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Bleasdale SchoolCommunity special school | Carnforth | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Burnley | Report card 2026 | 37.6 | -0.32-0.51 to -0.14 | |
| Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Clitheroe | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Lancaster | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Bowland HighAcademy converter | Clitheroe | Good 2022 | 47.8 | 0.380.11 to 0.65 | |
| Brabins Endowed SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Preston | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Bradley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Nelson | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bradley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Nelson | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leyland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bridgeway SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Briercliffe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Britannia Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bacup | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Broadfield Specialist SchoolCommunity special school | Burnley | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Preston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Brook View SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brookfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brookfield Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Skelmersdale | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Brookfield SchoolCommunity special school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Broughton High SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Outstanding 2022 | 59.3 | 0.550.34 to 0.76 | |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | No overall grade | 46.1 | 0.03-0.22 to 0.27 · not a win | |
| Buckshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Burnley CollegeFurther education | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Burnley High SchoolFree schools | Burnley | Report card 2026 | 38.6 | -0.16-0.44 to 0.12 · not a win | |
| Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Burnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Burnley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ormskirk | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Burscough Priory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ormskirk | Good 2022 | 48.8 | 0.23-0.01 to 0.48 · not a win | |
| Burscough Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ormskirk | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Calder Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Preston | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Cambian Red Rose SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodVoluntary aided school | Fleetwood | Report card 2026 | 43.5 | -0.42-0.65 to -0.19 | |
| Cardinal Newman CollegeFurther education | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Carleton Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Carnforth Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Carnforth High SchoolAcademy converter | Carnforth | Report card 2026 | 39.8 | -0.29-0.55 to -0.03 | |
| Carr Hill High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Preston | Requires improvement 2024 | 43.5 | — | |
| Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallVoluntary controlled school | Poulton-Le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Castercliff Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Nelson | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Casterton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Burnley | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Castle View Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Lancaster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Catforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Caton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancaster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Lancaster | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolVoluntary aided school | Lancaster | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Charles Saer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Fleetwood | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Chatburn Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Clitheroe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery UnitVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Chorley Astley Park SchoolCommunity special school | Chorley | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Christ The King Catholic High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Preston | Inadequate 2022 | 35.9 | — | |
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clayton Brook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Preston | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolCommunity school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chorley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Clifton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lytham St Annes | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Clitheroe | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolCommunity school | Clitheroe | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Clitheroe | Outstanding 2022 | 74.4 | 0.550.32 to 0.78 | |
| Coates Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | BARNOLDSWICK | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cobbs Brow SchoolCommunity school | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Cockerham, Lancaster | Good 2023 | — | — |