Lancashire secondary schools league table 2025

Secondary and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 3 and 4. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 95 schools in Lancashire, North West. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and North West.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (England)	Key result	Students
1	Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	96.3 Top 5%	74.1 Attainment 8	1,294
2	Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	95.7 Top 5%	73.4 Attainment 8	1,038
3	Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	95.1 Top 5%	73.3 Attainment 8	1,087
4	Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	93.5 Top 5%	74.4 Attainment 8	1,496
5	St Michael's Church of England High School Chorley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	93.0 Top 5%	58.9 Attainment 8	1,134
6	Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Leyland · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	92.3 Top 10%	59.3 Attainment 8	958
7	Broughton High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	92.0 Top 10%	59.3 Attainment 8	932
8	St Bede's Catholic High School Ormskirk · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	88.3 Top 10%	55.0 Attainment 8	709
9	Holy Cross Catholic High School Chorley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	86.9 Top 10%	55.0 Attainment 8	976
10	All Hallows Catholic High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	86.2 Top 10%	55.6 Attainment 8	911
11	Oakhill School Clitheroe · All-through · Ages 0–16	Independent	83.5 Top 25%	55.1 Attainment 8	279
12	Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	82.7 Top 25%	55.4 Attainment 8	891
13	Balshaw's Church of England High School Leyland · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	81.0 Top 25%	52.3 Attainment 8	921
14	Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	79.2 Top 25%	56.2 Attainment 8	607
15	Penwortham Girls' High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	78.9 Top 25%	52.9 Attainment 8	799
16	Abrar Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–21	Independent	76.9 Top 25%	50.4 Attainment 8	81
17	Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	75.3 Top 25%	50.7 Attainment 8	1,755
18	Olive High BURNLEY · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	72.4 Top 25%	50.2 Attainment 8	214
19	Whitworth Community High School ROCHDALE · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	71.9 Top 25%	50.3 Attainment 8	654
20	Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Accrington · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	71.6 Top 25%	50.7 Attainment 8	1,280
21	Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	71.5 Top 25%	48.8 Attainment 8	729
22	Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	71.2 Top 25%	49.8 Attainment 8	615
23	St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Lytham St Annes · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	70.0 Top 25%	48.3 Attainment 8	817
24	Hodgson Academy Poulton-Le-Fylde · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	69.6 Top 50%	49.5 Attainment 8	1,121
25	Hutton Church of England Grammar School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	69.2 Top 50%	50.1 Attainment 8	807
26	Edenfield Girls' High School Nelson · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	68.8 Top 50%	50.1 Attainment 8	102
27	Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	67.9 Top 50%	50.0 Attainment 8	902
28	Bowland High Clitheroe · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	67.8 Top 50%	47.8 Attainment 8	644
29	Corpus Christi Catholic High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	67.7 Top 50%	50.2 Attainment 8	813
30	Up Holland High School Wigan · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	64.8 Top 50%	48.8 Attainment 8	874
31	Millfield School Thornton-Cleveleys · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	63.4 Top 50%	48.5 Attainment 8	877
32	Lostock Hall Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	63.0 Top 50%	47.6 Attainment 8	759
33	Saint Aidan's Church of England High School Poulton-le-Fylde · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	62.5 Top 50%	47.0 Attainment 8	820
34	Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–25	Independent	61.4 Top 50%	49.3 Attainment 8	261
35	Tarleton Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	61.1 Top 50%	46.3 Attainment 8	674
36	St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Clitheroe · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	58.1 Top 50%	44.9 Attainment 8	1,117
37	Lytham St Annes High School Lytham St. Annes · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	56.1 Top 50%	25.3% Free school meals	1,588
38	Garstang Community Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	55.9 Top 50%	44.8 Attainment 8	750
39	St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	55.1 Top 50%	45.0 Attainment 8	813
40	Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	55.0 Top 50%	46.1 Attainment 8	772
41	St Cecilia's RC High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	51.5 Top 50%	46.2 Attainment 8	581
42	Ribblesdale School Clitheroe · All-through · Ages 4–16	Local authority	51.1 Top 50%	43.5 Attainment 8	1,437
43	Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Rossendale · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	50.1 Top 50%	44.2 Attainment 8	1,540
44	Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	48.7 Top 50%	45.8 Attainment 8	726
45	Maharishi Free School Ormskirk · All-through · Ages 4–16	Academy	47.7 Lower 50%	54.1 Attainment 8	229
46	Carr Hill High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	45.8 Lower 50%	43.5 Attainment 8	790
47	Longridge High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	45.5 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	810
48	Penwortham Priory Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	45.4 Lower 50%	43.2 Attainment 8	745
49	Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	45.4 Lower 50%	44.1 Attainment 8	812
50	Parklands High School Chorley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.6 Lower 50%	44.4 Attainment 8	1,102
51	Academy@Worden Leyland · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	43.4 Lower 50%	43.2 Attainment 8	660
52	Ashton Community Science College Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	41.7 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	837
53	Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	41.3 Lower 50%	43.5 Attainment 8	769
54	Ormskirk School Ormskirk · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	40.9 Lower 50%	42.4 Attainment 8	1,169
55	Albany Academy Chorley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.7 Lower 50%	43.7 Attainment 8	725
56	Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	38.1 Lower 50%	42.7 Attainment 8	801
57	Southlands High School Chorley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	35.2 Lower 50%	42.1 Attainment 8	821
58	Pendle Vale College Nelson · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	33.5 Lower 50%	42.5 Attainment 8	1,046
59	The Hollins Accrington · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	31.4 Lower 50%	40.7 Attainment 8	794
60	Unity College Burnley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	31.2 Lower 50%	40.3 Attainment 8	1,402
61	Marsden Heights Community College Nelson · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	30.3 Lower 50%	40.3 Attainment 8	1,047
62	Colne Park High School Colne · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	30.1 Lower 50%	38.0 Attainment 8	989
63	Carnforth High School Carnforth · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	29.5 Lower 50%	39.8 Attainment 8	657
64	West Craven High School Barnoldswick · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	29.5 Lower 50%	37.4 Attainment 8	528
65	Kirkham Grammar School Preston · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	29.0 Lower 50%	42.6 Attainment 8	670
66	Accrington Academy Accrington · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	28.9 Lower 50%	39.4 Attainment 8	953
67	Fulwood Academy Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	28.8 Lower 50%	41.4 Attainment 8	973
68	Our Lady's Catholic College Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	28.7 Lower 50%	41.3 Attainment 8	981
69	Lathom High School : A Technology College Skelmersdale · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	28.4 Lower 50%	41.5 Attainment 8	806
70	Alder Grange School Rossendale · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	27.5 Lower 50%	37.0 Attainment 8	899
71	Sir John Thursby Community College Burnley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	27.5 Lower 50%	41.0 Attainment 8	1,121
72	Shuttleworth College Burnley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	27.2 Lower 50%	39.5 Attainment 8	1,072
73	Moor Park High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	26.1 Lower 50%	39.3 Attainment 8	599
74	Wellfield Academy Leyland · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	25.5 Lower 50%	37.7 Attainment 8	562
75	AKS Lytham Lytham St Annes · All-through · Ages 0–19	Independent	24.3 Lower 50%	35.0 Attainment 8	785
76	Burnley High School Burnley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	23.4 Lower 50%	38.6 Attainment 8	579
77	Stonyhurst College Clitheroe · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	22.3 Lower 50%	29.5 Attainment 8	680
78	Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Burnley · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	22.1 Lower 50%	37.6 Attainment 8	1,261
79	Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Skelmersdale · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	21.0 Lower 50%	38.1 Attainment 8	786
80	Rossall School Fleetwood · All-through · Ages 0–19	Independent	19.3 Lower 50%	19.1 Attainment 8	810
81	The Hyndburn Academy Blackburn · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	18.6 Lower 50%	37.4 Attainment 8	641
82	All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Rossendale · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	18.5 Lower 50%	35.3 Attainment 8	504
83	Bay Leadership Academy Morecambe · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	18.4 Lower 50%	36.8 Attainment 8	726
84	The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	17.7 Lower 50%	32.6 Attainment 8	578
85	Colne Primet Academy Colne · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	17.5 Lower 50%	35.4 Attainment 8	805
86	St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Annes · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	17.4 Lower 50%	36.7 Attainment 8	61
87	Morecambe Bay Academy Morecambe · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	17.2 Lower 50%	36.8 Attainment 8	1,045
88	Walton-Le-Dale High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	17.1 Lower 50%	33.1 Attainment 8	688
89	Scarisbrick Hall School Ormskirk · All-through · Ages 0–18	Independent	16.9 Lower 50%	32.0 Attainment 8	1,039
90	Fleetwood High School FLEETWOOD · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	15.9 Lower 50%	35.8 Attainment 8	1,025
91	Lancaster High School Lancaster · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	15.8 Lower 50%	35.6 Attainment 8	567
92	Rhyddings Accrington · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	15.7 Lower 50%	36.5 Attainment 8	610
93	Christ The King Catholic High School Preston · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	15.1 Lower 50%	35.9 Attainment 8	446
94	Turning Point Academy Ormskirk · All-through · Ages 7–16	Independent	3.4 Lower 50%	10.3 Attainment 8	72
95	The Alternative School Accrington · All-through · Ages 6–18	Independent	2.2 Lower 50%	2.4 Attainment 8	172

Lancaster Royal Grammar School in Lancaster leads the 2025 list of secondary schools in Lancashire with a Success Index (England) of 96.3. Of the 95 schools shown, 47 are academy, 35 are local authority, 13 are independent.

For the full picture see the wider North West secondary schools league table, every school on the Lancashire page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best secondary school in Lancashire?

Lancaster Royal Grammar School in Lancaster, North West ranks first among secondary schools in Lancashire with a Success Index (England) of 96.3 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 1,294).

How are secondary schools in Lancashire ranked?

Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.