Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Accrington, BB5 4AY
- Distance
- 3.0km away
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Local ranking65th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
675
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 21.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 41.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 129
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 69.0%
- Continued in education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 23.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 654
- Boys
- 303 (47%)
- Girls
- 338 (53%)
- Capacity
- 675 (95% full)
- SEND
- 21.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.9%
- EAL
- 17.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 19.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,592/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 15.5%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.5%
73.5%
White British
15.5%
Asian Pakistani
2.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stourton Street
Blackburn, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 144356
- UKPRN
- 10064749
- Establishment No.
- 4021
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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