Local authority area

Schools in Lancashire

4 grammar or selective schools and 128 other secondary schools in Lancashire, from the government's register of schools.

We haven't checked the tests used by the schools in this area yet. See each school's website.

Grammar and selective schools

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Not checked yet Grammar school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · Rossendale
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Not checked yet Grammar school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · Clitheroe
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Not checked yet Grammar school · Girls · ages 11–18 · Lancaster
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Not checked yet Grammar school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · Lancaster

Other secondary schools

Other secondary schools in Lancashire
School	Type	Gender	Ages	Pupils	Ofsted
Abrar Academy Preston PR1 1NA	Other independent school	Boys	11–21	81	No rating
Academy@Worden Leyland PR25 1RN	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	660	No rating
Accrington Academy Accrington BB5 4FF	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	953	No rating
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Accrington BB5 4AY	Academy converter	Mixed	11–18	1,280	No rating
AKS Lytham Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT	Other independent school	Mixed	Not published	785	No rating
Albany Academy Chorley PR7 3AY	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	725	No rating
Alder Grange School Rossendale BB4 8HW	Community school	Mixed	11–18	899	No rating
All Hallows Catholic High School Preston PR1 0LN	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	911	No rating
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Rossendale BB4 6SJ	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	504	No rating
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Preston PR2 8RA	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	891	No rating
Ashton Community Science College Preston PR2 1SL	Community school	Mixed	11–16	837	No rating
Aurora Brooklands School Leyland PR26 7TB	Other independent special school	Mixed	9–16	67	No rating
Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 8BE	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	726	No rating
Balshaw's Church of England High School Leyland PR25 3AH	Voluntary controlled school	Mixed	11–16	921	No rating
Bay Leadership Academy Morecambe LA3 1AB	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–18	726	No rating
Belmont School Rossendale BB4 6RX	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–18	139	No rating
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Leyland PR26 9HH	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	958	No rating
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Burnley BB10 3AA	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,261	No rating
Bowland High Clitheroe BB7 4QS	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	644	No rating
Bridgeway School Lancashire PR5 6EP	Other independent special school	Mixed	9–18	56	No rating
Brook View School Preston PR3 3YB	Other independent special school	Mixed	8–19	10	No rating
Broughton High School Preston PR3 5JJ	Community school	Mixed	11–16	932	No rating
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston PR5 6PB	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	772	No rating
Burnley High School Burnley BB12 6NX	Free schools	Mixed	11–16	579	No rating
Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk L40 7RZ	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	729	No rating
Cambian Red Rose School PR5 8LN	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–18	29	No rating
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood FY7 8AY	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	769	No rating
Carnforth High School Carnforth LA5 9LS	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	657	No rating
Carr Hill High School Preston PR4 2ST	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	790	No rating
Christ The King Catholic High School Preston PR1 4PR	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	446	No rating
Colne Park High School Colne BB8 7DP	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	989	No rating
Colne Primet Academy Colne BB8 8JF	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	805	No rating
Compass Community School Lancashire Burnley BB10 2RA	Other independent special school	Mixed	11–17	4	No rating
Corpus Christi Catholic High School Preston PR2 8QY	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	813	No rating
Crookhey Hall School LA2 0HA	Other independent special school	Mixed	10–17	98	No rating
Cumberland School Bolton BL6 7RX	Other independent special school	Mixed	7–18	85	No rating
Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston PR1 4BD	Free schools	Boys	11–18	615	No rating
Edenfield Girls' High School BB9 0PQ	Other independent school	Girls	11–16	102	No rating
Fleetwood High School FLEETWOOD FY7 8HE	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	1,025	No rating
Fulwood Academy Preston PR2 9YR	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	973	No rating
Garstang Community Academy Preston PR3 1YE	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	750	No rating
Grow Independent School Barrowford BB9 8PH	Other independent special school	Mixed	11–16	16	No rating
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Rossendale BB4 4EY	Community school	Mixed	11–18	1,540	No rating
Hodgson Academy Poulton-Le-Fylde FY6 7EU	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,121	No rating
Holy Cross Catholic High School Chorley PR7 3LS	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	976	No rating
Hope School Preston PR4 0HP	Other independent school	Mixed	11–18	3	No rating
Hutton Church of England Grammar School Preston PR4 5SN	Voluntary aided school	Boys	11–18	807	No rating
Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster LA1 5AJ	Other independent school	Girls	11–25	261	No rating
Kirkham Grammar School Preston PR4 2BH	Other independent school	Mixed	2–19	670	No rating
Lancaster High School Lancaster LA1 3LS	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	567	No rating
Lathom High School : A Technology College Skelmersdale WN8 6JN	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	806	No rating
Lincoln House School Burnley BB12 0QZ	Other independent school	Boys	11–18	5	No rating
Linton School PR4 1HX	Other independent special school	Mixed	8–18	12	No rating
Longridge High School Preston PR3 3AR	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	810	No rating
Lostock Hall Academy Preston PR5 5UR	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	759	No rating
Lytham St Annes High School Lytham St. Annes FY8 4GW	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,588	No rating
Maharishi Free School Ormskirk L40 6JJ	Free schools	Mixed	4–16	229	No rating
Maple House School Manchester BB4 6LN	Other independent special school	Mixed	6–14	3	No rating
Marsden Heights Community College Nelson BB9 0PR	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	1,047	No rating
Mayfield House School PR6 0DG	Other independent special school	Mixed	6–16	23	No rating
Meadow View Learning Centre Chorley PR6 8BN	Other independent special school	Mixed	8–18	9	No rating
Millfield School Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5DG	Community school	Mixed	11–16	877	No rating
Moor Park High School Preston PR1 6DT	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	599	No rating
Moorlands View School Burnley BB11 5PQ	Other independent special school	Mixed	7–16	19	No rating
Morecambe Bay Academy Morecambe LA4 5BG	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–18	1,045	No rating
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington BB5 0LU	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	801	No rating
New Focus Education Preston PR2 1AF	Other independent special school	Mixed	6–16	17	No rating
Oakhill School Clitheroe BB7 9AF	Other independent school	Mixed	Not published	279	No rating
Olive High BB11 2RY	Other independent school	Girls	11–16	214	No rating
Olive High Boys Burnley BB11 2RU	Other independent school	Boys	11–16	114	No rating
Oliver House School Chorley PR7 1XA	Other independent special school	Mixed	6–19	55	No rating
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Lancaster LA2 8LH	Other independent school	Mixed	7–18	32	No rating
Ormskirk School Ormskirk L39 2AT	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–18	1,169	No rating
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Skelmersdale WN8 6JW	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	786	No rating
Our Lady's Catholic College Lancaster LA1 2RX	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–18	981	No rating
Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston PR2 3SQ	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	902	No rating
Park View Accrington BB5 5PJ	Other independent special school	Mixed	8–18	2	No rating
Parklands High School Chorley PR7 1LL	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,102	No rating
Pendle Vale College Nelson BB9 8LF	Community school	Mixed	11–16	1,046	No rating
Penwortham Girls' High School Preston PR1 0SR	Community school	Girls	11–16	799	No rating
Penwortham Priory Academy Preston PR1 0JE	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	745	No rating
Pioneer TEC Preston PR2 2HW	Other independent special school	Mixed	11–18	4	No rating
Pontville School Ormskirk L39 4TW	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–19	121	No rating
Poplar House School FY8 1UR	Other independent special school	Mixed	7–18	23	No rating
Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston PR1 5BY	Voluntary aided school	Girls	11–16	607	No rating
Progress School Preston PR5 6AQ	Other independent special school	Mixed	7–19	14	No rating
Rainbow Hub School Ormskirk L40 2QX	Other independent special school	Mixed	4–16	12	No rating
Red Rose School Lytham St Annes FY8 2NQ	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–17	43	No rating
Rhyddings Accrington BB5 3EA	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	610	No rating
Ribblesdale School Clitheroe BB7 1EJ	Community school	Mixed	4–16	1,437	No rating
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Lancaster LA1 4RS	Academy converter	Mixed	11–18	1,755	No rating
Rosa House School Burnley BB10 3RB	Other independent school	Girls	11–18	4	No rating
Roselyn House School Leyland PR25 4SE	Other independent special school	Mixed	10–19	100	No rating
Rossall School Fleetwood FY7 8JW	Other independent school	Mixed	Not published	810	No rating
Rossendale School Bury BL0 0RT	Other independent special school	Mixed	7–19	91	No rating
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 0NP	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	820	No rating
Scarisbrick Hall School L40 9RQ	Other independent school	Mixed	Not published	1,039	No rating
Shuttleworth College Burnley BB12 8ST	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	1,072	No rating
Silver Birch School Burnley BB10 2HA	Other independent special school	Mixed	11–16	Not published	No rating
Sir John Thursby Community College Burnley BB10 2AT	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	1,121	No rating
Southlands High School Chorley PR7 2NJ	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	821	No rating
Springfield House School Preston PR3 6HL	Other independent school	Mixed	11–18	6	No rating
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne BB8 8JT	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	812	No rating
St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Annes FY8 1HN	Other independent school	Mixed	2–19	61	No rating
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Clitheroe BB7 9JA	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,117	No rating
St Bede's Catholic High School Ormskirk L39 4TA	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	709	No rating
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Lytham St Annes FY8 4JL	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	817	No rating
St Cecilia's RC High School Preston PR3 2XA	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	581	No rating
St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland PR25 1BS	Voluntary aided school	Mixed	11–16	813	No rating
St Michael's Church of England High School Chorley PR7 1RS	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	1,134	No rating
Stonyhurst College BB7 9PZ	Other independent school	Mixed	3–19	680	No rating
Tarleton Academy Preston PR4 6AQ	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	674	No rating
The Alternative School Accrington BB5 1NT	Other independent school	Mixed	6–18	172	No rating
The Hollins Accrington BB5 2QY	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	794	No rating
The Hyndburn Academy Blackburn BB1 4ED	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	641	No rating
The Nook School BB8 8HH	Other independent special school	Girls	11–18	14	No rating
The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup OL13 0TG	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	578	No rating
The Willows Rishton BB1 4JJ	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–16	23	No rating
Turning Point Academy L39 1PX	Other independent school	Mixed	7–16	72	No rating
Unity College Burnley BB11 3DF	Foundation school	Mixed	11–16	1,402	No rating
Up Holland High School Wigan WN5 7AL	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	874	No rating
Walton-Le-Dale High School Preston PR5 6RN	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	688	No rating
Waterloo Lodge PR6 7AX	Other independent special school	Mixed	9–18	41	No rating
Wellfield Academy Leyland PR25 2TP	Academy sponsor led	Mixed	11–16	562	No rating
West Craven High School Barnoldswick BB18 5TB	Academy converter	Mixed	11–16	528	No rating
Westmorland School Chorley PR7 3NQ	Other independent special school	Mixed	5–16	86	No rating
Whitworth Community High School ROCHDALE OL12 8TS	Community school	Mixed	11–16	654	No rating
Woodlands Rossendale BL0 0QL	Other independent special school	Mixed	6–14	5	No rating

Ofsted ratings as published by Ofsted. School names link to each school's own website.

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