Secondary schools in Lancashire

• 692open schools
• 489primary
• 89secondary
• 65independent
• 183,411pupils

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• Pendle Vale College

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,046 pupils

  Oxford Road, Nelson, BB9 8LF

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• Penwortham Girls' High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · Girls · 799 pupils

  Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0SR

  Ofsted 21 May 2024: Outstanding

• Penwortham Priory Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 745 pupils

  Crow Hills Road, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0JE

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Preston Muslim Girls High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · Girls · 607 pupils

  Deepdale Mill Street, Preston, PR1 5BY

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  Muslim

• Rhyddings

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 610 pupils

  Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA

  Ofsted 8 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,755 pupils

  Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022: Outstanding

  Church of England

• Rosa House School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 4 pupils

  Bronte Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3RB

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Saint Aidan's Church of England High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 820 pupils

  Cartgate, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP

  Ofsted 15 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Shuttleworth College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,072 pupils

  Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ST

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Sir John Thursby Community College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,121 pupils

  Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

• Southlands High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 821 pupils

  Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ

  Ofsted 6 Feb 2024: Requires improvement

• Springfield House School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · 6 pupils

  Wheel Lane, Pilling, Lancashire, Preston, PR3 6HL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 812 pupils

  Gibfield Road, Colne, BB8 8JT

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,117 pupils

  Elker Lane, Billington, Elker Lane, Billington, Clitheroe, BB7 9JA

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Bede's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 709 pupils

  St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, L39 4TA

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 817 pupils

  Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Cecilia's RC High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 581 pupils

  Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XA

  Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 813 pupils

  Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Michael's Church of England High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,134 pupils

  Astley Road, Chorley, PR7 1RS

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2022: Good

  Church of England

• Tarleton Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 674 pupils

  Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6AQ

  Ofsted 13 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Hollins

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 794 pupils

  Hollins Lane, Accrington, BB5 2QY

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Hyndburn Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 641 pupils

  Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4ED

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• The Valley Leadership Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 578 pupils

  Fearns Moss, Bacup, OL13 0TG

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Unity College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,402 pupils

  Townley Holmes, Burnley, BB11 3DF

  Ofsted 20 Feb 2024: Requires improvement

• Up Holland High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 874 pupils

  Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AL

  Ofsted 24 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Walton-Le-Dale High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 688 pupils

  Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RN

  Ofsted 15 Mar 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Wellfield Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 562 pupils

  Yewlands Drive, Leyland, PR25 2TP

  Ofsted 16 Nov 2021: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• West Craven High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 528 pupils

  Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Requires improvement

• Whitworth Community High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 654 pupils

  Hall Street, Hallford, Hallfold, Rochdale, OL12 8TS

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

Towns in Lancashire

• Accrington (36)
• Bacup (10)
• Barnoldswick (8)
• Burnley (61)
• Carnforth (17)
• Chorley (53)
• Clitheroe (23)
• Colne (14)
• Fleetwood (10)
• Lancaster (36)
• Leyland (24)
• Lytham St Annes (14)
• Morecambe (18)
• Nelson (25)
• Ormskirk (30)
• Poulton-le-Fylde (15)
• Preston (172)
• Rossendale (23)
• Skelmersdale (27)
• Thornton-Cleveleys (12)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.