Lancashire GCSE results 2025: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on their 2025 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2024/25 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, 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 2025 archive of the table. See the latest Lancashire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
County 151 state secondary schools 2024/25 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Lancashire ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 151 schools have published 2025 results; the top 100 are shown here. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/25.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.1 | 45% | 65% | 4.09 | – |
| 1 , up 1 place since 2024 | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 74.4 | 96% | 99% | 7.04 | 149 |
| 2 , up 1 place since 2024 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 74.1 | 99% | 100% | 6.72 | 170 |
| 3 , down 2 places since 2024 | Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Academy converter | 73.4 | 92% | 99% | 7.06 | 141 |
| 4 , down 1 place since 2024 | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale · Academy converter | 73.3 | 97% | 100% | 7.15 | 175 |
| 5 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Blackburn · Academy converter | 72.3 | 93% | 98% | 6.97 | 124 |
| 6= , up 2 places since 2024 | Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Leyland · Academy converter | 59.3 | 72% | 88% | 5.48 | 192 |
| 6= , up 7 places since 2024 | Broughton High School Preston · Community school | 59.3 | 76% | 89% | 5.47 | 182 |
| 8 , up 6 places since 2024 | The Blue Coat CofE School Oldham · Academy converter | 59.1 | 74% | 88% | 5.49 | 250 |
| 9 , down 3 places since 2024 | St Michael's Church of England High School Chorley · Academy converter | 58.9 | 72% | 91% | 5.26 | 225 |
| 10 , down 3 places since 2024 | Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 56.2 | 58% | 73% | 5.32 | 120 |
| 11= , down 2 places since 2024 | All Hallows Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 55.6 | 58% | 81% | 4.74 | 186 |
| 11= , up 1 place since 2024 | Sharples School Bolton · Academy converter | 55.6 | 62% | 82% | 4.73 | 247 |
| 13 , up 8 places since 2024 | St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 55.5 | 71% | 86% | 4.81 | 190 |
| 14 , up 2 places since 2024 | Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 55.4 | 56% | 81% | 4.95 | 155 |
| 15 , up 5 places since 2024 | St Damian's RC Science College Ashton-under-Lyne · Voluntary aided school | 55.1 | 61% | 86% | 5.12 | 161 |
| 16= , down 5 places since 2024 | Holy Cross Catholic High School Chorley · Voluntary aided school | 55.0 | 67% | 79% | 4.92 | 192 |
| 16= , up 8 places since 2024 | St Bede's Catholic High School Ormskirk · Voluntary aided school | 55.0 | 65% | 85% | 4.51 | 141 |
| 18 , up 27 places since 2024 | Maharishi Free School Ormskirk · Free schools | 54.1 | 55% | 80% | 5.35 | 20 |
| 19 , down 2 places since 2024 | Canon Slade School Bolton · Academy converter | 53.9 | 57% | 84% | 4.57 | 291 |
| 20 , down 11 places since 2024 | Penwortham Girls' High School Preston · Community school | 52.9 | 55% | 74% | 5.05 | 159 |
| 21 , up 2 places since 2024 | Balshaw's Church of England High School Leyland · Voluntary controlled school | 52.3 | 57% | 79% | 4.83 | 188 |
| 22 , up 5 places since 2024 | Kearsley Academy Bolton · Academy sponsor led | 51.8 | 59% | 73% | 4.47 | 143 |
| 23= , up 27 places since 2024 | Hollingworth Academy Rochdale · Academy converter | 51.1 | 60% | 80% | 4.48 | 266 |
| 23= , up 1 place since 2024 | St Peter's Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 51.1 | 52% | 74% | 4.34 | 207 |
| 25 , up 5 places since 2024 | St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Blackburn · Academy converter | 50.8 | 53% | 72% | 4.20 | 247 |
| 26= , up 30 places since 2024 | Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Accrington · Academy converter | 50.7 | 60% | 74% | 4.33 | 200 |
| 26= , down 8 places since 2024 | Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Lancaster · Academy converter | 50.7 | 58% | 79% | 4.39 | 276 |
| 28 , up 41 places since 2024 | Whitworth Community High School Rochdale · Community school | 50.3 | 63% | 80% | 4.24 | 123 |
| 29 , up 5 places since 2024 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 50.2 | 51% | 71% | 4.24 | 156 |
| 30 , down 11 places since 2024 | Hutton Church of England Grammar School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 50.1 | 52% | 78% | 4.37 | 145 |
| 31 , down 3 places since 2024 | Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 50.0 | 43% | 71% | 4.22 | 180 |
| 32 , down 17 places since 2024 | Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston · Free schools | 49.8 | 68% | 79% | 4.52 | 124 |
| 33 , down 11 places since 2024 | Standish Community High School Wigan · Academy converter | 49.7 | 44% | 69% | 4.17 | 259 |
| 34 , up 7 places since 2024 | Hodgson Academy Poulton-le-Fylde · Academy converter | 49.5 | 50% | 76% | 4.69 | 220 |
| 35= , up 31 places since 2024 | Pleckgate High School Blackburn · Academy sponsor led | 49.2 | 47% | 71% | 4.26 | 274 |
| 35= , up 2 places since 2024 | Rivington and Blackrod High School Bolton · Academy converter | 49.2 | 53% | 72% | 4.16 | 276 |
| 37= , up 12 places since 2024 | Bury Church of England High School Bury · Academy converter | 49.1 | 52% | 73% | 4.42 | 165 |
| 37= , down 11 places since 2024 | St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 49.1 | 51% | 77% | 4.15 | 238 |
| 39 , up 9 places since 2024 | Shevington High School Wigan · Community school | 49.0 | 52% | 71% | 4.22 | 176 |
| 40= , up 1 place since 2024 | Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 48.8 | 52% | 73% | 4.40 | 129 |
| 40= | Up Holland High School Wigan · Academy converter | 48.8 | 50% | 71% | 3.96 | 161 |
| 42 , up 12 places since 2024 | Millfield School Thornton-Cleveleys · Community school | 48.5 | 45% | 67% | 3.95 | 164 |
| 43 , down 12 places since 2024 | St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Lytham St Annes · Voluntary aided school | 48.3 | 49% | 71% | 4.23 | 164 |
| 44 , down 12 places since 2024 | Bowland High Clitheroe · Academy converter | 47.8 | 43% | 70% | 4.11 | 108 |
| 45 , up 1 place since 2024 | Lostock Hall Academy Preston · Academy converter | 47.6 | 46% | 71% | 4.04 | 158 |
| 46 , up 18 places since 2024 | St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn · Voluntary aided school | 47.4 | 54% | 74% | 4.27 | 202 |
| 47 , down 14 places since 2024 | Woodhey High School Bury · Academy converter | 47.3 | 47% | 74% | 4.03 | 216 |
| 48= , down 4 places since 2024 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn · Free schools | 47.0 | 37% | 68% | 4.30 | 141 |
| 48= , down 9 places since 2024 | Saint Aidan's Church of England High School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 47.0 | 44% | 70% | 4.17 | 167 |
| 50 , down 14 places since 2024 | The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham · Academy converter | 46.8 | 43% | 65% | 4.27 | 329 |
| 51 , up 19 places since 2024 | Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester · Academy sponsor led | 46.6 | 37% | 64% | 4.21 | 271 |
| 52 , down 12 places since 2024 | Tarleton Academy Preston · Academy converter | 46.3 | 48% | 73% | 4.13 | 128 |
| 53 , up 3 places since 2024 | St Cecilia's RC High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 46.2 | 42% | 59% | 3.93 | 115 |
| 54 , up 10 places since 2024 | Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston · Voluntary aided school | 46.1 | 41% | 65% | 4.12 | 145 |
| 55= , up 6 places since 2024 | St Gabriel's RC High School Bury · Academy sponsor led | 46.0 | 39% | 63% | 3.96 | 208 |
| 55= , down 1 place since 2024 | Wellacre Technology Academy Manchester · Academy converter | 46.0 | 41% | 65% | 4.03 | 131 |
| 57 , up 9 places since 2024 | Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde · Voluntary aided school | 45.8 | 41% | 66% | 3.87 | 168 |
| 58= , up 8 places since 2024 | The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 45.7 | 40% | 66% | 3.83 | 249 |
| 58= , up 1 place since 2024 | Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 45.7 | 41% | 68% | 3.86 | 263 |
| 60 , up 17 places since 2024 | Bedford High School Leigh · Community school | 45.5 | 48% | 70% | 4.09 | 207 |
| 61 , down 15 places since 2024 | Unsworth Academy Bury · Academy sponsor led | 45.4 | 38% | 63% | 3.88 | 189 |
| 62 , up 17 places since 2024 | St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland · Voluntary aided school | 45.0 | 44% | 66% | 3.58 | 160 |
| 63 , down 25 places since 2024 | St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School Clitheroe · Academy converter | 44.9 | 42% | 66% | 3.75 | 216 |
| 64= , up 15 places since 2024 | Garstang Community Academy Preston · Academy converter | 44.8 | 45% | 64% | 3.80 | 155 |
| 64= , down 14 places since 2024 | St Joseph's RC High School Bolton · Voluntary aided school | 44.8 | 50% | 70% | 3.99 | 207 |
| 66= , up 33 places since 2024 | Ashton Community Science College Preston · Community school | 44.6 | 38% | 60% | 3.74 | 178 |
| 66= | Longridge High School Preston · Academy converter | 44.6 | 42% | 69% | 3.70 | 154 |
| 68= , up 24 places since 2024 | Cansfield High School Wigan · Community school | 44.4 | 41% | 64% | 3.82 | 215 |
| 68= , up 7 places since 2024 | Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale · Academy sponsor led | 44.4 | 46% | 66% | 4.13 | 221 |
| 68= , down 40 places since 2024 | Parklands High School Chorley · Academy converter | 44.4 | 35% | 58% | 3.49 | 209 |
| 68= , up 6 places since 2024 | Westhoughton High School Bolton · Community school | 44.4 | 41% | 60% | 3.62 | 257 |
| 72 , down 19 places since 2024 | The Elton High School Bury · Community school | 44.3 | 37% | 66% | 3.74 | 196 |
| 73 , down 13 places since 2024 | Haslingden High School and Sixth Form Rossendale · Community school | 44.2 | 42% | 64% | 3.73 | 265 |
| 74 , up 16 places since 2024 | Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne · Voluntary aided school | 44.1 | 43% | 68% | 3.61 | 160 |
| 75 , down 12 places since 2024 | North Chadderton School Oldham · Academy converter | 43.8 | 32% | 59% | 3.69 | 269 |
| 76= , down 15 places since 2024 | Albany Academy Chorley · Academy converter | 43.7 | 34% | 55% | 3.73 | 143 |
| 76= , down 41 places since 2024 | Turton School Bolton · Community school | 43.7 | 31% | 57% | 3.85 | 253 |
| 78= , up 14 places since 2024 | Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood · Voluntary aided school | 43.5 | 38% | 63% | 3.61 | 149 |
| 78= | Carr Hill High School Preston · Academy sponsor led | 43.5 | 40% | 61% | 3.70 | 157 |
| 78= , down 6 places since 2024 | Ribblesdale School Clitheroe · Community school | 43.5 | 38% | 67% | 3.56 | 281 |
| 81 , down 38 places since 2024 | Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Heywood · Voluntary aided school | 43.4 | 44% | 70% | 3.62 | 149 |
| 82= , up 8 places since 2024 | Academy@Worden Leyland · Academy converter | 43.2 | 43% | 60% | 4.00 | 106 |
| 82= , up 15 places since 2024 | Penwortham Priory Academy Preston · Academy converter | 43.2 | 38% | 60% | 3.73 | 155 |
| 84 , down 5 places since 2024 | Darwen Vale High School Darwen · Academy sponsor led | 43.1 | 40% | 58% | 3.60 | 218 |
| 85 , down 10 places since 2024 | Harper Green School Bolton · Academy converter | 42.8 | 36% | 58% | 3.70 | 214 |
| 86 , down 7 places since 2024 | Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington · Voluntary aided school | 42.7 | 39% | 62% | 4.05 | 156 |
| 87 , up 5 places since 2024 | Pendle Vale College Nelson · Community school | 42.5 | 32% | 54% | 3.74 | 205 |
| 88 , down 38 places since 2024 | Ormskirk School Ormskirk · Academy sponsor led | 42.4 | 40% | 61% | 3.63 | 212 |
| 89 , up 20 places since 2024 | Southlands High School Chorley · Academy converter | 42.1 | 28% | 57% | 3.73 | 197 |
| 90 , down 12 places since 2024 | Ladybridge High School Bolton · Community school | 41.7 | 33% | 52% | 3.56 | 211 |
| 91= , up 26 places since 2024 | Lathom High School Skelmersdale · Foundation school | 41.5 | 31% | 59% | 3.79 | 140 |
| 91= , down 2 places since 2024 | Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham · Free schools | 41.5 | 34% | 56% | 3.78 | 152 |
| 91= , down 5 places since 2024 | St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool · Academy converter | 41.5 | 29% | 55% | 3.37 | 208 |
| 94 , up 21 places since 2024 | Fulwood Academy Preston · Academy sponsor led | 41.4 | 32% | 51% | 3.78 | 139 |
| 95= , up 21 places since 2024 | Our Lady's Catholic College Lancaster · Voluntary aided school | 41.3 | 35% | 59% | 3.31 | 155 |
| 95= , down 12 places since 2024 | St John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 41.3 | 35% | 55% | 3.40 | 192 |
| 95= , down 25 places since 2024 | The Byrchall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 41.3 | 39% | 57% | 3.48 | 187 |
| 98= , down 3 places since 2024 | Blackburn Central High School Blackburn · Academy converter | 41.0 | 35% | 56% | 3.82 | 176 |
| 98= , up 20 places since 2024 | Sir John Thursby Community College Burnley · Foundation school | 41.0 | 31% | 51% | 3.84 | 217 |
| 100 , down 28 places since 2024 | Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Manchester · Voluntary aided school | 40.9 | 32% | 61% | 3.46 | 217 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2024 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2024 result.
Independent schools in Lancashire with published 2025 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 | 50.4 | 63% | 8 |
| AKS Lytham Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 35.0 | 0% | 77 |
| Al Islah Girls' High School Blackburn · Other independent school | 39.6 | 23% | 35 |
| Beech House School Rochdale · Other independent school | 54.0 | 58% | 31 |
| Beis Hatalmud School Salford · Other independent school | 14.3 | 0% | 24 |
| BFC School Blackpool · Other independent school | 0.7 | 0% | 9 |
| Bnos Yisroel School Manchester Salford · Other independent school | 33.8 | 0% | 48 |
| Bolton School Boys' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 34.3 | 0% | 131 |
| Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton · Other independent school | 55.2 | 0% | 131 |
| Bury Grammar Schools Bury · Other independent school | 36.9 | 0% | 163 |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Oldham · Other independent school | 33.4 | 27% | 22 |
| Edenfield Girls' High School Other independent school | 50.1 | 48% | 23 |
| Hulme Grammar School Oldham · Other independent school | 59.3 | 68% | 101 |
| Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster · Other independent school | 49.3 | 35% | 26 |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Blackburn · Other independent school | 56.3 | 81% | 47 |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Manchester · Other independent school | 62.2 | 82% | 28 |
| Kirkham Grammar School Preston · Other independent school | 42.6 | 0% | 88 |
| Lord's School Bolton · Other independent school | 5.3 | 0% | 14 |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Bolton · Other independent school | 51.2 | 0% | 20 |
| Markazul Uloom Blackburn · Other independent school | 55.7 | 80% | 10 |
| Oakhill School Clitheroe · Other independent school | 55.1 | 59% | 17 |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools Salford · Other independent school | 23.4 | 0% | 11 |
| Olive High Other independent school | 50.2 | 54% | 54 |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda Blackburn · Other independent school | 67.2 | 88% | 24 |
| Rossall School Fleetwood · Other independent school | 19.1 | 0% | 105 |
| Scarisbrick Hall School Other independent school | 32.0 | 0% | 70 |
| St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Annes · Other independent school | 36.7 | 21% | 14 |
| Stonyhurst College Other independent school | 29.5 | 0% | 108 |
| The Alternative School Accrington · Other independent school | 2.4 | 0% | 43 |
| The Manchester Grammar School Manchester · Other independent school | 42.9 | 0% | 212 |
| Turning Point Academy Other independent school | 10.3 | 0% | 16 |
| Westholme School Blackburn · Other independent school | 44.1 | 0% | 74 |