Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolRhyddings
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Accrington.
Summary of the comparison
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School and Rhyddings are secondary schools in Accrington.
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rhyddings scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School is ahead on our composite score.
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School was judged the expected standard and Rhyddings was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.7 for Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School and 36.5 for Rhyddings.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (49.3 in 2021-22, 50.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rhyddings (36.1 in 2022-23, 36.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AccringtonAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | AccringtonRhyddings | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 75th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,293 | 683 | |
| Capacity | 1,280 | 771 | |
| Location | Accrington, BB5 4AY | Accrington, BB5 3EA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 Stronger figure | 36.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.5% Stronger figure | 22.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.5% Stronger figure | 50.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.0% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 Stronger figure | 2.93 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 200 | 123 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 149 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,293 | 683 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.6% | 47.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.6% | 28.1% | |
| SEN support | 9.0% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% Stronger figure | 11.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% Stronger figure | 37.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Rhyddings
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