Lancashire school rankings

Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.

GCSE rankings

Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 133 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.

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Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.

Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

Ranked schools (21)

RankSchoolAdmissionsSchool sectorEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9
1Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded1,58372.2%47.1%20.8%
2Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded1,39564.7%42.4%18.5%
3Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded1,66164.2%41.8%20.4%
4Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded1,29660.6%34.7%14.9%
5Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded96846.5%24.7%9.2%
6St Michael's Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,81138.4%21.7%8.1%
7Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,53133.2%19.1%7.6%
8Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,40132.5%17.6%8.7%
9Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded1,55732.3%17.6%6.6%
10Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,48230.4%15.9%7.3%
11Broughton High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,46030.2%17.1%7.1%
12Penwortham Girls' High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,20229.7%14.1%4.4%
13Eden Boys' School, PrestonNon-SelectiveState-funded1,00729.6%15.7%6.9%
14Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,25629.4%13.3%3.9%
15All Hallows Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,43127.7%13.1%3.6%
16St Bede's Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,14127.2%16.6%7.6%
17Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,45425.7%13.9%5.5%
18Longridge High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,05422.8%12.4%3.5%
19Up Holland High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,19519.9%9.8%3.2%
20Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,63319.4%7.7%2.3%
21Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded1,34218.3%6.6%1.6%

Not ranked (112)

SchoolAdmissionsSchool sectorLatest heldReason
Abrar AcademySelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%
Academy@WordenNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Accrington AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
AKS LythamSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Albany AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Alder Grange SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist SchoolNot applicableState-funded2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Applebee Wood SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ashton Community Science CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Aurora Brooklands SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Baines SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Bay Leadership AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Belmont SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Bowland HighNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Bridgeway SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Broadfield Specialist SchoolNot applicableState-funded2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Brookfield SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Burnley High SchoolNot recordedState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Burscough Priory AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Cambian Red Rose SchoolSelectiveIndependent2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Carnforth High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Carr Hill High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Carr Hill High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Christ The King Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Christ The King Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Colne Park High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Colne Primet AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Crookhey Hall SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Cumberland SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Edenfield Girls' High SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries
Fleetwood High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Fulwood AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Garstang Community AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Haslingden High School and Sixth FormNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Hodgson AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50
Hope High SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Jamea Al KautharSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Kirkham Grammar SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Lancaster High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Linton SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Longridge High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Lostock Hall AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Lytham St Annes High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Lytham St Annes High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Maharishi Free SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Marsden Heights Community CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Meadow View Learning CentreSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Millfield SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Moor Park High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Moorbrook SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Moorland School LimitedSelectiveIndependent2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Moorlands View SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Morecambe Bay AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Morecambe Road SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Oakhill SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Olive HighSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50
Oliver House SchoolSelectiveIndependent2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster CampusSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ormskirk SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Our Lady's Catholic CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Parklands High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Pendle Community High School & CollegeNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Pendle Vale CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Penwortham Priory AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Pontville SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Red Rose SchoolSelectiveIndependent2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
RhyddingsNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ribblesdale SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ridgewood Community High SchoolNot applicableState-funded2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50
Roselyn House SchoolSelectiveIndependent2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Rossall SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Rossendale SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Scarisbrick Hall SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Shuttleworth CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Sir John Thursby Community CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Southlands High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
St Anne's College Grammar SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
St Cecilia's RC High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
St Mary's Catholic High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Stonyhurst CollegeSelectiveIndependent2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Tarleton AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The Alternative SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The HollinsNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The Hyndburn AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The Nook SchoolSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The Rose SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
The Valley Leadership AcademyNot recordedState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Tor View SchoolNot applicableState-funded2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Turning Point AcademySelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Unity CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Up Holland High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Walton-le-Dale High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Waterloo LodgeSelectiveIndependent2025/26Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Wellfield AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Wellfield AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
West Craven High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
West Lancashire Community High SchoolNot applicableState-funded2024/25No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%
Whitworth Community High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2025/26Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50%

A-Level rankings

Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 29 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.

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Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.

Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

Ranked schools (19)

RankSchoolAdmissionsSchool sectorEntriesA*–BA*–AA*
1Stonyhurst CollegeSelectiveIndependent16280.3%49.2%17.4%
2Lancaster University School of MathematicsPost-16 admissionsState-funded18977.8%53.9%19.4%
3Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded67073.4%45.7%19.3%
4Rossall SchoolSelectiveIndependent18972.8%39.3%12.7%
5Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded39170.8%39.3%15.1%
6Cardinal Newman CollegePost-16 admissionsNot recorded3,54866.2%32.4%9.8%
7Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded28965.6%38.9%15.1%
8Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolSelectiveState-funded97260.8%31.6%10.0%
9Runshaw CollegePost-16 admissionsNot recorded2,95052.7%23.5%7.0%
10East Lancashire Learning GroupPost-16 admissionsNot recorded61752.3%22.6%6.2%
11Burnley CollegePost-16 admissionsNot recorded1,08752.0%19.6%3.9%
12Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded41946.7%18.9%4.1%
13Kirkham Grammar SchoolSelectiveIndependent21544.4%18.2%3.2%
14Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded18544.0%21.7%5.4%
15Haslingden High School and Sixth FormNon-SelectiveState-funded21043.2%18.0%2.7%
16Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded44140.1%16.5%4.1%
17Our Lady's Catholic CollegeNon-SelectiveState-funded10336.4%8.1%2.0%
18Alder Grange SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded14827.7%10.1%1.7%
19Ormskirk SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded14624.6%11.9%2.5%

Not ranked (10)

SchoolAdmissionsSchool sectorLatest heldReason
Abrar AcademySelectiveIndependent2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate
Accrington AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate
AKS LythamSelectiveIndependent2024/25Published coverage below 80%
Jamea Al KautharSelectiveIndependent2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%
Moor Park High SchoolNon-SelectiveState-funded2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%
Morecambe Bay AcademyNon-SelectiveState-funded2024/25Published coverage below 80%
Myerscough CollegePost-16 admissionsNot recorded2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate
Preston CollegePost-16 admissionsNot recorded2023/24No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate
Scarisbrick Hall SchoolSelectiveIndependent2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%
St Anne's College Grammar SchoolSelectiveIndependent2024/25Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate