Lancashire GCSE results 2024: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on their 2024 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2023/24 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 32 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
This is the 2024 archive of the table. See the latest Lancashire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
County 151 state secondary schools 2023/24 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 151 schools have published 2024 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/24.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 45.9 | 0.00 | 46% | 65% | 4.07 | – |
| 1 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 73.7 | +0.69 (0.45 to 0.92) | 95% | 100% | 7.05 | 144 |
| 2 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 72.8 | +0.55 (0.32 to 0.78) | 97% | 99% | 6.83 | 150 |
| 3= | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale · Academy converter | 72.0 | +0.36 (0.15 to 0.58) | 97% | 99% | 7.06 | 174 |
| 3= | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 72.0 | +0.59 (0.37 to 0.82) | 95% | 100% | 6.34 | 172 |
| 5 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Blackburn · Academy converter | 70.8 | +2.05 (1.80 to 2.30) | 91% | 94% | 6.99 | 126 |
| 6 | St Michael's Church of England High School Chorley · Academy converter | 59.7 | +0.56 (0.38 to 0.75) | 78% | 92% | 5.30 | 225 |
| 7 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 59.1 | +1.06 (0.80 to 1.33) | 75% | 87% | 5.64 | 109 |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth School Academy converter | 58.5 | +0.37 (0.09 to 0.64) | 75% | 91% | 5.16 | 106 |
| 9 | Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Leyland · Academy converter | 58.2 | +0.53 (0.33 to 0.73) | 75% | 91% | 5.30 | 195 |
| 10= | All Hallows Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 57.5 | +0.70 (0.49 to 0.91) | 64% | 83% | 4.87 | 177 |
| 10= | Penwortham Girls' High School Preston · Community school | 57.5 | +0.57 (0.34 to 0.80) | 72% | 86% | 5.49 | 159 |
| 12 | Holy Cross Catholic High School Chorley · Voluntary aided school | 56.9 | +0.75 (0.55 to 0.96) | 66% | 85% | 5.07 | 187 |
| 13 | Sharples School Bolton · Academy converter | 56.5 | +0.86 (0.67 to 1.04) | 66% | 78% | 4.71 | 236 |
| 14 | Broughton High School Preston · Community school | 56.2 | +0.55 (0.34 to 0.76) | 68% | 85% | 5.12 | 177 |
| 15 | The Blue Coat CofE School Oldham · Academy converter | 56.1 | +0.50 (0.33 to 0.68) | 64% | 84% | 5.21 | 259 |
| 16 | Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston · Free schools | 55.6 | +0.84 (0.58 to 1.10) | 75% | 86% | 5.05 | 118 |
| 17 | Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 55.0 | +0.22 (-0.01 to 0.44) | 61% | 85% | 4.78 | 156 |
| 18 | Canon Slade School Bolton · Academy converter | 54.6 | +0.29 (0.13 to 0.45) | 65% | 84% | 4.52 | 300 |
| 19 | Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Lancaster · Academy converter | 53.9 | +0.60 (0.43 to 0.77) | 62% | 83% | 4.66 | 273 |
| 20 | Hutton Church of England Grammar School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 53.4 | +0.13 (-0.10 to 0.37) | 64% | 83% | 4.74 | 143 |
| 21 | St Damian's RC Science College Ashton-under-Lyne · Voluntary aided school | 52.8 | +0.24 (0.02 to 0.46) | 66% | 81% | 4.98 | 160 |
| 22 | St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 52.7 | +0.38 (0.18 to 0.59) | 70% | 83% | 4.49 | 181 |
| 23 | Standish Community High School Wigan · Academy converter | 52.4 | -0.07 (-0.24 to 0.10) | 59% | 79% | 4.39 | 257 |
| 24 | Balshaw's Church of England High School Leyland · Voluntary controlled school | 52.1 | +0.18 (-0.03 to 0.39) | 58% | 80% | 4.82 | 177 |
| 25= | St Bede's Catholic High School Ormskirk · Voluntary aided school | 51.6 | +0.41 (0.17 to 0.64) | 51% | 76% | 4.36 | 137 |
| 25= | St Peter's Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 51.6 | -0.12 (-0.31 to 0.07) | 56% | 78% | 4.25 | 215 |
| 27 | St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 51.5 | +0.16 (-0.02 to 0.34) | 57% | 75% | 4.33 | 239 |
| 28 | Kearsley Academy Bolton · Academy sponsor led | 51.4 | +0.55 (0.30 to 0.80) | 57% | 72% | 4.57 | 142 |
| 29= | Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 50.8 | +0.24 (0.02 to 0.45) | 54% | 71% | 4.50 | 174 |
| 29= | Parklands High School Chorley · Academy converter | 50.8 | +0.39 (0.19 to 0.58) | 54% | 78% | 4.04 | 220 |
| 31 | St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Blackburn · Academy converter | 50.5 | +0.19 (0.01 to 0.36) | 56% | 74% | 4.56 | 254 |
| 32 | St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Lytham St Annes · Voluntary aided school | 50.2 | -0.17 (-0.39 to 0.05) | 55% | 75% | 4.34 | 165 |
| 33 | Bowland High Clitheroe · Academy converter | 49.6 | +0.38 (0.11 to 0.65) | 54% | 75% | 3.85 | 113 |
| 34 | Woodhey High School Bury · Academy converter | 49.2 | +0.05 (-0.14 to 0.24) | 52% | 74% | 4.46 | 214 |
| 35 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 48.8 | +0.67 (0.43 to 0.92) | 47% | 70% | 4.22 | 156 |
| 36 | Turton School Bolton · Community school | 48.7 | +0.08 (-0.09 to 0.25) | 44% | 67% | 4.32 | 265 |
| 37 | The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham · Academy converter | 48.6 | -0.02 (-0.18 to 0.13) | 53% | 73% | 4.44 | 325 |
| 38 | Rivington and Blackrod High School Bolton · Academy converter | 48.4 | +0.10 (-0.08 to 0.27) | 49% | 73% | 4.07 | 270 |
| 39 | St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 48.2 | +0.19 (0.00 to 0.37) | 47% | 70% | 4.00 | 231 |
| 40 | Saint Aidan's Church of England High School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 47.8 | +0.06 (-0.16 to 0.28) | 45% | 71% | 4.21 | 166 |
| 41 | Tarleton Academy Preston · Academy converter | 47.4 | +0.28 (0.04 to 0.52) | 43% | 72% | 4.11 | 133 |
| 42= | Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 47.2 | +0.23 (-0.01 to 0.48) | 51% | 69% | 4.12 | 134 |
| 42= | Hodgson Academy Poulton-le-Fylde · Academy converter | 47.2 | -0.45 (-0.64 to -0.26) | 47% | 67% | 4.45 | 221 |
| 44 | Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Heywood · Voluntary aided school | 46.8 | -0.32 (-0.54 to -0.09) | 52% | 72% | 4.00 | 149 |
| 45 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn · Free schools | 46.7 | -0.22 (-0.47 to 0.03) | 44% | 66% | 4.29 | 140 |
| 46 | Maharishi Free School Ormskirk · Free schools | 46.6 | +0.28 (-0.41 to 0.98) | 50% | 75% | 4.55 | 16 |
| 47= | Lostock Hall Academy Preston · Academy converter | 46.5 | +0.00 (-0.22 to 0.23) | 47% | 73% | 3.98 | 149 |
| 47= | Unsworth Academy Bury · Academy sponsor led | 46.5 | +0.21 (0.00 to 0.42) | 39% | 66% | 3.96 | 180 |
| 49 | Shevington High School Wigan · Community school | 46.4 | -0.18 (-0.39 to 0.03) | 42% | 66% | 3.86 | 175 |
| 50 | Bury Church of England High School Bury · Academy converter | 46.0 | -0.31 (-0.54 to -0.09) | 51% | 72% | 4.12 | 161 |
| 51= | Hollingworth Academy Rochdale · Academy converter | 45.9 | -0.02 (-0.19 to 0.15) | 48% | 74% | 3.90 | 265 |
| 51= | Ormskirk School Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 45.9 | -0.20 (-0.38 to -0.02) | 52% | 73% | 3.97 | 231 |
| 51= | St Joseph's RC High School Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 45.9 | -0.14 (-0.34 to 0.06) | 53% | 74% | 3.99 | 212 |
| 54 | The Elton High School Bury · Community school | 45.8 | -0.24 (-0.43 to -0.04) | 44% | 65% | 3.87 | 210 |
| 55 | The Derby High School Lancs · Community school | 45.7 | +0.35 (0.13 to 0.56) | 45% | 59% | 3.87 | 179 |
| 56= | Millfield Science & Performing Arts College Thornton-Cleveleys · Community school | 45.6 | -0.04 (-0.25 to 0.18) | 39% | 70% | 3.66 | 171 |
| 56= | Wellacre Technology Academy Manchester · Academy converter | 45.6 | -0.32 (-0.58 to -0.06) | 47% | 72% | 3.81 | 116 |
| 58= | Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Accrington · Academy converter | 45.5 | -0.26 (-0.45 to -0.06) | 41% | 65% | 3.95 | 208 |
| 58= | St Cecilia's RC High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 45.5 | +0.12 (-0.17 to 0.40) | 43% | 62% | 3.82 | 96 |
| 60 | Hawkley Hall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 44.9 | -0.14 (-0.33 to 0.05) | 46% | 69% | 3.68 | 221 |
| 61 | Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 44.8 | -0.22 (-0.40 to -0.05) | 45% | 64% | 3.86 | 267 |
| 62 | Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Rossendale · Community school | 44.6 | -0.13 (-0.30 to 0.05) | 42% | 66% | 3.74 | 265 |
| 63= | Albany Academy Chorley · Academy converter | 44.5 | -0.10 (-0.35 to 0.14) | 37% | 60% | 3.85 | 130 |
| 63= | St Gabriel's RC High School Bury · Academy sponsor led | 44.5 | -0.18 (-0.38 to 0.02) | 35% | 59% | 3.88 | 210 |
| 65 | North Chadderton School Oldham · Academy converter | 44.2 | -0.28 (-0.45 to -0.11) | 44% | 68% | 3.81 | 263 |
| 66= | Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 44.1 | +0.03 (-0.22 to 0.27) | 46% | 63% | 3.75 | 133 |
| 66= | St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn · Voluntary aided school | 44.1 | -0.25 (-0.44 to -0.06) | 42% | 64% | 4.12 | 216 |
| 68= | Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 44.0 | -0.59 (-0.80 to -0.38) | 39% | 61% | 3.61 | 183 |
| 68= | Pleckgate High School Blackburn · Academy sponsor led | 44.0 | -0.01 (-0.19 to 0.17) | 43% | 62% | 3.93 | 259 |
| 68= | The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 44.0 | -0.31 (-0.49 to -0.13) | 38% | 60% | 3.70 | 250 |
| 71 | Whitworth Community High School Rochdale · Community school | 43.8 | -0.08 (-0.33 to 0.17) | 34% | 62% | 3.66 | 125 |
| 72= | Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester · Academy sponsor led | 43.4 | +0.12 (-0.07 to 0.30) | 36% | 57% | 3.90 | 242 |
| 72= | The Byrchall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 43.4 | -0.40 (-0.57 to -0.22) | 43% | 63% | 3.65 | 250 |
| 74= | Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Manchester · Voluntary aided school | 43.2 | -0.12 (-0.32 to 0.07) | 39% | 61% | 3.69 | 204 |
| 74= | Ribblesdale School Clitheroe · Community school | 43.2 | -0.25 (-0.42 to -0.08) | 41% | 61% | 3.57 | 280 |
| 76 | Westhoughton High School Bolton · Community school | 43.1 | -0.64 (-0.81 to -0.47) | 39% | 59% | 3.39 | 267 |
| 77= | Harper Green School Bolton · Academy converter | 42.9 | -0.11 (-0.32 to 0.09) | 35% | 58% | 3.66 | 210 |
| 77= | Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale · Academy sponsor led | 42.9 | -0.11 (-0.29 to 0.06) | 43% | 65% | 3.88 | 263 |
| 79 | Bedford High School Leigh · Community school | 42.8 | -0.24 (-0.44 to -0.05) | 41% | 62% | 3.83 | 200 |
| 80 | Ladybridge High School Bolton · Community school | 42.6 | -0.05 (-0.26 to 0.15) | 40% | 59% | 3.70 | 208 |
| 81= | Darwen Vale High School Darwen · Academy sponsor led | 42.5 | -0.29 (-0.50 to -0.08) | 43% | 58% | 3.58 | 192 |
| 81= | Garstang Community Academy Preston · Academy converter | 42.5 | -0.30 (-0.52 to -0.08) | 45% | 63% | 3.53 | 163 |
| 81= | Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington · Voluntary aided school | 42.5 | +0.38 (0.15 to 0.61) | 35% | 52% | 3.77 | 153 |
| 81= | St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland · Voluntary aided school | 42.5 | -0.11 (-0.34 to 0.12) | 33% | 57% | 3.46 | 151 |
| 85 | St John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 42.2 | -0.58 (-0.78 to -0.38) | 32% | 54% | 3.40 | 202 |
| 86= | Burnley High School Burnley · Free schools | 42.1 | -0.16 (-0.44 to 0.12) | 38% | 56% | 3.89 | 102 |
| 86= | Hazel Wood High School Bury · Academy sponsor led | 42.1 | +0.02 (-0.23 to 0.27) | 34% | 59% | 3.79 | 139 |
| 88= | St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 42.0 | -0.70 (-0.89 to -0.50) | 28% | 51% | 3.32 | 205 |
| 88= | The Hollins Accrington · Academy converter | 42.0 | -0.16 (-0.38 to 0.06) | 37% | 61% | 3.46 | 155 |
| 90 | Matthew Moss High School Rochdale · Academy converter | 41.8 | -0.03 (-0.22 to 0.16) | 37% | 52% | 3.77 | 236 |
| 91 | Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham · Free schools | 41.7 | +0.12 (-0.13 to 0.37) | 38% | 55% | 3.91 | 141 |
| 92= | Academy@Worden Leyland · Academy converter | 41.6 | -0.25 (-0.54 to 0.03) | 37% | 54% | 3.70 | 98 |
| 92= | Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne · Voluntary aided school | 41.6 | -0.45 (-0.67 to -0.22) | 36% | 56% | 3.29 | 155 |
| 94= | Cansfield High School Wigan · Community school | 41.5 | -0.55 (-0.75 to -0.35) | 32% | 55% | 3.67 | 195 |
| 94= | Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood · Voluntary aided school | 41.5 | -0.42 (-0.65 to -0.19) | 34% | 57% | 3.44 | 147 |
| 94= | Pendle Vale College Nelson · Community school | 41.5 | +0.07 (-0.13 to 0.26) | 32% | 58% | 3.71 | 214 |
| 97= | Blackburn Central High School Blackburn · Academy converter | 41.2 | -0.20 (-0.42 to 0.03) | 37% | 58% | 3.79 | 172 |
| 97= | Colne Park High School Colne · Academy converter | 41.2 | -0.25 (-0.44 to -0.06) | 43% | 63% | 3.79 | 214 |
| 99 | Penwortham Priory Academy Preston · Academy converter | 40.5 | -0.36 (-0.59 to -0.13) | 36% | 59% | 3.52 | 152 |
| 100 | Tottington High School Bury · Academy converter | 40.4 | -0.65 (-0.86 to -0.44) | 38% | 61% | 3.53 | 188 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Independent schools in Lancashire with published 2024 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 | 53.6 | 75% | 8 |
| AKS Lytham Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 36.6 | 0% | 73 |
| Al Islah Girls' High School Blackburn · Other independent school | 34.7 | 25% | 24 |
| Beech House School Rochdale · Other independent school | 52.4 | 56% | 25 |
| Beis Hatalmud School Salford · Other independent school | 11.5 | 0% | 27 |
| Bnos Yisroel School Manchester Salford · Other independent school | 32.1 | 0% | 55 |
| Bolton School Boys' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 52.0 | 0% | 142 |
| Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 56.4 | 0% | 128 |
| Bury Grammar Schools Bury · Other independent school | 37.9 | 0% | 147 |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Oldham · Other independent school | 26.3 | 17% | 12 |
| Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent school | 46.1 | 23% | 13 |
| Hulme Grammar School Oldham · Other independent school | 56.3 | 75% | 102 |
| Islamiyah School Blackburn · Other independent school | 58.3 | 67% | 42 |
| Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster · Other independent school | 51.2 | 38% | 29 |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Blackburn · Other independent school | 63.2 | 93% | 40 |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Manchester · Other independent school | 65.0 | 92% | 24 |
| Kirkham Grammar School Preston · Other independent school | 45.9 | 0% | 111 |
| Lord's School Bolton · Other independent school | 4.3 | 0% | 13 |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Bolton · Other independent school | 48.8 | 0% | 18 |
| Moorland School Limited Clitheroe · Other independent school | 30.7 | 31% | 35 |
| Oakhill School Clitheroe · Other independent school | 45.6 | 48% | 21 |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools Salford · Other independent school | 33.2 | 0% | 11 |
| Olive High Other independent school | 47.0 | 36% | 50 |
| Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Lancaster · Other independent school | 49.7 | 33% | 6 |
| Rossall School Fleetwood · Other independent school | 20.7 | 0% | 117 |
| Scarisbrick Hall School Other independent school | 36.3 | 0% | 73 |
| St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 19.4 | 13% | 16 |
| Stonyhurst College Other independent school | 38.3 | 0% | 98 |
| The Alternative School Accrington · Other independent school | 1.6 | 0% | 29 |
| The Manchester Grammar School Manchester · Other independent school | 42.5 | 0% | 226 |
| Turning Point Academy Other independent school | 5.0 | 0% | 17 |
| Westholme School Blackburn · Other independent school | 59.7 | 61% | 76 |