SchoolScoresBest secondary schools in Lancashire
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · Grammar school (selective) | 97% |
| 2 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Ofsted: Good (2021) · Grammar school (selective) | 97% |
| 3 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion) · Grammar school (selective) · 2 years of results | 97% |
| 4 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Ofsted: Good (2022) · Grammar school (selective) | 94% |
| 5 | St Michael's CofE High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 75% |
| 6 | Broughton High School Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) | 71% |
| 7 | Bishop Rawstorne CofE Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 3 expected | 70% |
| 8 | Eden Boys' School, Preston Ofsted: Outstanding (2018), confirmed 2024 | 67% |
| 9 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2022 | 66% |
| 10 | Holy Cross Catholic High School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2022 | 65% |
| 11 | Penwortham Girls' High School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) | 65% |
| 12 | Ripley St Thomas CofE Academy Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) | 60% |
| 13 | St Bede's Catholic High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 60% |
| 14 | Archbishop Temple CofE High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 60% |
| 15 | All Hallows Catholic High School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) | 58% |
| 16 | Hutton CofE Grammar School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected | 57% |
| 17 | Balshaw's CofE High School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 56% |
| 18 | Accrington St Christopher's CofE High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected | 52% |
| 19 | Burscough Priory Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 52% |
| 20 | Hodgson Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 50% |
| 21 | St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 49% |
| 22 | Whitworth Community High School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 49% |
| 23 | Tarleton Academy Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 48% |
| 24 | Our Lady's Catholic High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 47% |
| 25 | Maharishi Free School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 47% |
| 26 | Up Holland High School Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion), confirmed 2023 | 47% |
| 27 | Bowland High Ofsted: Good (2022) | 47% |
| 28 | Lostock Hall Academy Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2022 | 46% |
| 29 | Saint Aidan's CofE High School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 46% |
| 30 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 45% |
| 31 | St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 45% |
| 32 | Ormskirk School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 45% |
| 33 | Parklands High School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 45% |
| 34 | Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected | 45% |
| 35 | Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2025 | 44% |
| 36 | Lytham St Annes High School Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 44% |
| 37 | Garstang Community Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 43% |
| 38 | Longridge High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2021, before conversion) | 42% |
| 39 | St Cecilia's RC High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 42% |
| 40 | Shuttleworth College Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 41% |
| 41 | Millfield School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 41% |
| 42 | Baines School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected | 40% |
| 43 | St Mary's Catholic High School Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 | 39% |
| 44 | Colne Park High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention | 39% |
| 45 | Penwortham Priory Academy Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 | 39% |
| 46 | Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected | 39% |
| 47 | Carr Hill High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024, before conversion) · 2 years of results | 39% |
| 48 | Academy@Worden Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 38% |
| 49 | Ribblesdale School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 37% |
| 50 | Albany Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 37% |
| 51 | Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 37% |
| 52 | Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Ofsted: Report card 2025: 2 strong, 4 expected | 36% |
| 53 | The Hollins Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2024 | 36% |
| 54 | Marsden Heights Community College Ofsted: Good (2023) | 35% |
| 55 | Ashton Community Science College Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 | 35% |
| 56 | Accrington Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 34% |
| 57 | Moor Park High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 3 expected, 3 needs attention | 33% |
| 58 | Burnley High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected | 33% |
| 59 | Unity College Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 33% |
| 60 | Alder Grange School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 32% |
| 61 | Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention | 32% |
| 62 | Our Lady's Catholic College Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 32% |
| 63 | The Valley Leadership Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention | 31% |
| 64 | Lathom High School : A Technology College Ofsted: Good (2022) | 31% |
| 65 | Sir John Thursby Community College Ofsted: Good (2023) | 30% |
| 66 | Pendle Vale College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected | 30% |
| 67 | Southlands High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 30% |
| 68 | West Craven High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 29% |
| 69 | Fulwood Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 27% |
| 70 | Carnforth High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 27% |
| 71 | Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 26% |
| 72 | Walton-Le-Dale High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022, before conversion) · 2 years of results | 26% |
| 73 | All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 25% |
| 74 | Wellfield Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2021, before conversion) · 2 years of results | 25% |
| 75 | Bay Leadership Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 25% |
| 76 | Fleetwood High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 25% |
| 77 | Lancaster High School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 24% |
| 78 | The Hyndburn Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 23% |
| 79 | Rhyddings Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 22% |
| 80 | Colne Primet Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) | 22% |
| 81 | Christ The King Catholic High School Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion) · 2 years of results | 21% |
| 82 | Morecambe Bay Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 19% |
Result: grade 5 or above in English and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.