Lancashire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 36 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 151 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 151 schools have published 2026 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 , up 3 places since 2025 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale · Academy converter | 75.5 | 77% | 99% | 100% | – | 163 |
| 2 , up 1 place since 2025 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 72.1 | 55% | 96% | 99% | – | 143 |
| 3 , down 1 place since 2025 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 71.6 | 59% | 94% | 98% | – | 170 |
| 4 , down 3 places since 2025 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 70.8 | 56% | 99% | 100% | – | 147 |
| 5 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Blackburn · Academy converter | 68.7 | 46% | 89% | 92% | – | 124 |
| 6 , up 4 places since 2025 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 61.7 | 34% | 71% | 87% | – | 123 |
| 7 , up 2 places since 2025 | St Michael's Church of England High School Chorley · Academy converter | 60.6 | 31% | 73% | 92% | – | 224 |
| 8 | The Blue Coat CofE School Oldham · Academy converter | 57.0 | 18% | 68% | 85% | – | 246 |
| 9 , up 5 places since 2025 | Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 56.9 | 24% | 60% | 83% | – | 154 |
| 10 , up 1 place since 2025 | Sharples School Bolton · Academy converter | 56.5 | 24% | 73% | 86% | – | 231 |
| 11 , down 5 places since 2025 | Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Leyland · Academy converter | 56.2 | 24% | 63% | 82% | – | 187 |
| 12 , up 3 places since 2025 | St Damian's RC Science College Ashton-under-Lyne · Voluntary aided school | 56.0 | 21% | 68% | 87% | – | 162 |
| 13 , down 7 places since 2025 | Broughton High School Preston · Community school | 55.5 | 20% | 67% | 85% | – | 185 |
| 14= , up 2 places since 2025 | Holy Cross Catholic High School Chorley · Voluntary aided school | 55.4 | 18% | 62% | 82% | – | 190 |
| 14= , up 6 places since 2025 | Penwortham Girls' High School Preston · Community school | 55.4 | 13% | 63% | 86% | – | 160 |
| 14= , down 1 place since 2025 | St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 55.4 | 23% | 74% | 88% | – | 185 |
| 17 , up 14 places since 2025 | Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 54.9 | 21% | 55% | 77% | – | 181 |
| 18 , up 14 places since 2025 | Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston · Free schools | 54.5 | 30% | 68% | 82% | – | 123 |
| 19 , up 10 places since 2025 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 54.1 | 14% | 65% | 80% | – | 161 |
| 20= , down 1 place since 2025 | Canon Slade School Bolton · Academy converter | 54.0 | 19% | 63% | 82% | – | 289 |
| 20= , down 4 places since 2025 | St Bede's Catholic High School Ormskirk · Voluntary aided school | 54.0 | 21% | 59% | 82% | – | 141 |
| 22 , down 11 places since 2025 | All Hallows Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 53.6 | 18% | 58% | 80% | – | 181 |
| 23 , down 2 places since 2025 | Balshaw's Church of England High School Leyland · Voluntary controlled school | 53.0 | 17% | 51% | 76% | – | 179 |
| 24 , up 9 places since 2025 | Standish Community High School Wigan · Academy converter | 51.9 | 18% | 55% | 77% | – | 254 |
| 25 , up 56 places since 2025 | Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Heywood · Voluntary aided school | 51.8 | 19% | 63% | 80% | – | 148 |
| 26 , up 11 places since 2025 | Bury Church of England High School Bury · Academy converter | 51.5 | 16% | 60% | 78% | – | 167 |
| 27= , down 5 places since 2025 | Kearsley Academy Bolton · Academy sponsor led | 51.1 | 18% | 66% | 78% | – | 135 |
| 27= , up 39 places since 2025 | Longridge High School Preston · Academy converter | 51.1 | 14% | 50% | 73% | – | 149 |
| 29 , down 6 places since 2025 | Hollingworth Academy Rochdale · Academy converter | 50.6 | 17% | 60% | 80% | – | 262 |
| 30= , down 4 places since 2025 | Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Accrington · Academy converter | 50.5 | 10% | 56% | 75% | – | 204 |
| 30= | Hutton Church of England Grammar School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 50.5 | 16% | 55% | 80% | – | 146 |
| 30= , up 20 places since 2025 | The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham · Academy converter | 50.5 | 13% | 56% | 75% | – | 328 |
| 33= , up 6 places since 2025 | Shevington High School Wigan · Community school | 50.4 | 11% | 46% | 69% | – | 170 |
| 33= , up 4 places since 2025 | St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 50.4 | 11% | 54% | 76% | – | 237 |
| 35 , up 5 places since 2025 | Up Holland High School Wigan · Academy converter | 50.0 | 13% | 50% | 67% | – | 158 |
| 36= , down 11 places since 2025 | St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Blackburn · Academy converter | 49.8 | 18% | 58% | 72% | – | 255 |
| 36= , up 11 places since 2025 | Woodhey High School Bury · Academy converter | 49.8 | 12% | 54% | 77% | – | 220 |
| 38 , down 4 places since 2025 | Hodgson Academy Poulton-le-Fylde · Academy converter | 49.3 | 13% | 51% | 75% | – | 216 |
| 39= , up 21 places since 2025 | Bedford High School Leigh · Community school | 49.2 | 18% | 49% | 65% | – | 203 |
| 39= , down 16 places since 2025 | St Peter's Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 49.2 | 11% | 47% | 75% | – | 199 |
| 41= , up 27 places since 2025 | Parklands High School Chorley · Academy converter | 49.1 | 14% | 43% | 66% | – | 209 |
| 41= , down 15 places since 2025 | Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Lancaster · Academy converter | 49.1 | 14% | 55% | 77% | – | 276 |
| 43= , up 1 place since 2025 | Bowland High Clitheroe · Academy converter | 48.4 | 5% | 44% | 73% | – | 110 |
| 43= , up 8 places since 2025 | Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester · Academy sponsor led | 48.4 | 13% | 47% | 67% | – | 259 |
| 45 , up 10 places since 2025 | Wellacre Technology Academy Manchester · Academy converter | 47.9 | 10% | 46% | 70% | – | 128 |
| 46 , down 3 places since 2025 | St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Lytham St Annes · Voluntary aided school | 47.7 | 11% | 46% | 70% | – | 158 |
| 47 , up 19 places since 2025 | Ashton Community Science College Preston · Community school | 47.6 | 8% | 48% | 67% | – | 179 |
| 48 , down 6 places since 2025 | Millfield School Thornton-Cleveleys · Community school | 47.5 | 7% | 48% | 71% | – | 172 |
| 49= , up 8 places since 2025 | Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 47.4 | 7% | 47% | 68% | – | 137 |
| 49= , up 23 places since 2025 | The Elton High School Bury · Community school | 47.4 | 10% | 47% | 69% | – | 201 |
| 49= , down 21 places since 2025 | Whitworth Community High School Rochdale · Community school | 47.4 | 7% | 48% | 70% | – | 128 |
| 52 , down 7 places since 2025 | Lostock Hall Academy Preston · Academy converter | 47.2 | 11% | 44% | 72% | – | 152 |
| 53= | Mossley Hollins High School Ashton-under-Lyne · Academy converter | 47.0 | 8% | 50% | 74% | – | 179 |
| 53= , up 29 places since 2025 | Penwortham Priory Academy Preston · Academy converter | 47.0 | 14% | 50% | 65% | – | 141 |
| 55= , down 20 places since 2025 | Pleckgate High School Blackburn · Academy sponsor led | 46.8 | 14% | 43% | 65% | – | 263 |
| 55= , up 7 places since 2025 | St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland · Voluntary aided school | 46.8 | 5% | 46% | 75% | – | 156 |
| 57= | Denton Community Academy Manchester · Academy sponsor led | 46.1 | 11% | 57% | 73% | – | 283 |
| 57= | Lytham St Annes High School Lytham St Annes · Academy converter | 46.1 | 12% | 43% | 67% | – | 297 |
| 59= , up 19 places since 2025 | Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood · Voluntary aided school | 46.0 | 10% | 44% | 65% | – | 155 |
| 59= , up 41 places since 2025 | Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Manchester · Voluntary aided school | 46.0 | 7% | 43% | 66% | – | 210 |
| 61= , up 29 places since 2025 | Ladybridge High School Bolton · Community school | 45.8 | 9% | 39% | 56% | – | 202 |
| 61= , up 7 places since 2025 | Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale · Academy sponsor led | 45.8 | 9% | 51% | 68% | – | 231 |
| 63 , up 32 places since 2025 | St John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 45.5 | 8% | 34% | 60% | – | 200 |
| 64= , down 29 places since 2025 | Rivington and Blackrod High School Bolton · Academy converter | 45.4 | 11% | 45% | 65% | – | 240 |
| 64= , down 18 places since 2025 | St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn · Voluntary aided school | 45.4 | 4% | 52% | 71% | – | 206 |
| 66 , up 7 places since 2025 | Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Rossendale · Community school | 45.3 | 11% | 40% | 64% | – | 255 |
| 67 , down 9 places since 2025 | The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 45.2 | 10% | 45% | 66% | – | 239 |
| 68 , up 8 places since 2025 | Albany Academy Chorley · Academy converter | 45.1 | 4% | 35% | 66% | – | 139 |
| 69= , down 5 places since 2025 | Garstang Community Academy Preston · Academy converter | 45.0 | 10% | 47% | 69% | – | 154 |
| 69= , down 6 places since 2025 | St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 45.0 | 15% | 39% | 65% | – | 205 |
| 69= , up 61 places since 2025 | The Westleigh School Leigh · Academy sponsor led | 45.0 | 12% | 43% | 63% | – | 180 |
| 72= , down 18 places since 2025 | Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 44.4 | 12% | 37% | 61% | – | 147 |
| 72= , up 3 places since 2025 | North Chadderton School Oldham · Academy converter | 44.4 | 12% | 38% | 65% | – | 273 |
| 74= , up 32 places since 2025 | Outwood Academy Hindley Wigan · Academy sponsor led | 44.3 | 9% | 43% | 67% | – | 180 |
| 74= , down 26 places since 2025 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn · Free schools | 44.3 | 10% | 35% | 58% | – | 135 |
| 76 , up 15 places since 2025 | St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 44.2 | 4% | 39% | 61% | – | 203 |
| 77= , up 37 places since 2025 | Newhouse Academy Heywood · Academy sponsor led | 44.0 | 8% | 41% | 64% | – | 180 |
| 77= , down 24 places since 2025 | St Cecilia's RC High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 44.0 | 9% | 39% | 55% | – | 104 |
| 77= , down 1 place since 2025 | Turton School Bolton · Community school | 44.0 | 8% | 39% | 56% | – | 261 |
| 80 , up 14 places since 2025 | Fulwood Academy Preston · Academy sponsor led | 43.8 | 9% | 39% | 59% | – | 170 |
| 81= , up 27 places since 2025 | Carnforth High School Carnforth · Academy converter | 43.5 | 5% | 37% | 57% | – | 112 |
| 81= , up 5 places since 2025 | Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington · Voluntary aided school | 43.5 | 10% | 36% | 64% | – | 156 |
| 83 , down 35 places since 2025 | Saint Aidan's Church of England High School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 43.4 | 6% | 39% | 63% | – | 157 |
| 84= | Falinge Park High School Rochdale · Academy converter | 43.2 | 8% | 46% | 63% | – | 258 |
| 84= , down 23 places since 2025 | Unsworth Academy Bury · Academy sponsor led | 43.2 | 8% | 37% | 56% | – | 190 |
| 86 , down 28 places since 2025 | Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 43.0 | 7% | 37% | 57% | – | 262 |
| 87 , up 8 places since 2025 | The Byrchall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 42.8 | 13% | 38% | 57% | – | 202 |
| 88= , up 49 places since 2025 | All Saints' Roman Catholic High School Rossendale · Academy converter | 42.6 | 3% | 36% | 54% | – | 94 |
| 88= , down 48 places since 2025 | Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 42.6 | 13% | 38% | 55% | – | 124 |
| 88= , down 3 places since 2025 | Harper Green School Bolton · Academy converter | 42.6 | 11% | 40% | 57% | – | 215 |
| 91 , down 39 places since 2025 | Tarleton Academy Preston · Academy converter | 42.5 | 7% | 39% | 66% | – | 137 |
| 92= , down 10 places since 2025 | Academy@Worden Leyland · Academy converter | 42.4 | 4% | 31% | 51% | – | 86 |
| 92= , down 28 places since 2025 | St Joseph's RC High School Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 42.4 | 8% | 40% | 61% | – | 205 |
| 94 , down 6 places since 2025 | Ormskirk School Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 42.3 | 12% | 39% | 59% | – | 199 |
| 95= , up 7 places since 2025 | Hawkley Hall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 41.9 | 8% | 46% | 63% | – | 238 |
| 95= , up 16 places since 2025 | Matthew Moss High School Rochdale · Academy converter | 41.9 | 11% | 35% | 54% | – | 236 |
| 95= , down 17 places since 2025 | Ribblesdale School Clitheroe · Community school | 41.9 | 8% | 40% | 60% | – | 277 |
| 95= , up 6 places since 2025 | The Hollins Accrington · Academy converter | 41.9 | 5% | 35% | 53% | – | 155 |
| 99= , up 35 places since 2025 | Lancaster High School Lancaster · Academy converter | 41.8 | 6% | 37% | 60% | – | 106 |
| 99= , down 12 places since 2025 | Pendle Vale College Nelson · Community school | 41.8 | 2% | 28% | 53% | – | 214 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Lancashire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrar Academy Preston · Other independent school | 57.2 | 80% | 10 |
| AKS Lytham Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 34.9 | 0% | 70 |
| Al Islah Girls' High School Blackburn · Other independent school | 39.0 | 38% | 32 |
| Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Bolton · Other independent school · 2023 results | 29.7 | 13% | 15 |
| Beech House School Rochdale · Other independent school | 44.4 | 27% | 15 |
| Beis Hatalmud School Salford · Other independent school | 9.8 | 0% | 29 |
| BFC School Blackpool · Other independent school · 2025 results | 0.7 | 0% | 9 |
| Bnos Yisroel School Manchester Salford · Other independent school | 31.2 | 0% | 47 |
| Bolton School Boys' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 35.6 | 0% | 154 |
| Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 55.0 | 0% | 125 |
| Bury Grammar Schools Bury · Other independent school | 35.6 | 0% | 145 |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Oldham · Other independent school | 34.7 | 38% | 16 |
| Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent school | 62.7 | 65% | 17 |
| Hulme Grammar School Oldham · Other independent school | 49.9 | 0% | 89 |
| Islamiyah School Blackburn · Other independent school | 47.0 | 47% | 32 |
| Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster · Other independent school | 51.5 | 39% | 31 |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Blackburn · Other independent school | 55.4 | 69% | 45 |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Manchester · Other independent school | 54.3 | 70% | 27 |
| Kirkham Grammar School Preston · Other independent school | 44.8 | 0% | 101 |
| Lord's School Bolton · Other independent school | 5.0 | 0% | 9 |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Bolton · Other independent school | 51.9 | 0% | 22 |
| Markazul Uloom Blackburn · Other independent school | 51.3 | 71% | 7 |
| Moorland School Limited Clitheroe · Other independent school · 2024 results | 30.7 | 31% | 35 |
| Oakhill School Clitheroe · Other independent school | 47.5 | 47% | 15 |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools Salford · Other independent school · 2025 results | 23.4 | 0% | 11 |
| Olive High Other independent school | 46.6 | 51% | 53 |
| Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Lancaster · Other independent school · 2024 results | 49.7 | 33% | 6 |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda Blackburn · Other independent school | 64.5 | 93% | 29 |
| Rossall School Fleetwood · Other independent school | 23.9 | 0% | 117 |
| Scarisbrick Hall School Other independent school | 31.4 | 0% | 81 |
| St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 20.2 | 17% | 12 |
| Stonyhurst College Other independent school | 27.7 | 0% | 95 |
| The Alternative School Accrington · Other independent school | 2.6 | 0% | 38 |
| The Manchester Grammar School Manchester · Other independent school | 18.5 | 0% | 201 |
| Turning Point Academy Other independent school | 10.3 | 0% | 19 |
| Westholme School Blackburn · Other independent school | 45.6 | 0% | 86 |