Local authority · North West
Secondary schools in Lancashire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Lancashire has 82 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 13,296 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 12% in a school sixth form, 20% at a sixth form college, 48% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 36% of students in Lancashire went to university (England 37%), and 20% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.1 against 46.1 for England; 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Lancashire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Lancashire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (82)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy@WordenAcademy converter | 660 | 74% | 0% | 59% | 3% | — | 43.2 | 43% |
| Accrington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 953 | 79% | 21% | 58% | 7% | 49% | 39.4 | 39% |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,280 | 85% | 40% | 44% | 12% | 52% | 50.7 | 60% |
| Albany AcademyAcademy converter | 725 | 76% | 0% | 67% | 5% | — | 43.7 | 34% |
| Alder Grange SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 899 | 82% | 50% | 28% | 7% | 43% | 37.0 | 25% |
| All Hallows Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 911 | 82% | 2% | 25% | 8% | — | 55.6 | 58% |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 504 | 79% | 9% | 65% | 2% | — | 35.3 | 19% |
| Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 891 | 89% | 4% | 19% | 5% | — | 55.4 | 56% |
| Ashton Community Science CollegeCommunity school | 837 | 71% | 1% | 41% | 7% | — | 44.6 | 38% |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,087 | — | — | — | — | — | 73.3 | 97% |
| Baines SchoolVoluntary aided school | 726 | 77% | 0% | 31% | 5% | — | 45.8 | 41% |
| Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary controlled school | 921 | 84% | 0% | 79% | 6% | — | 52.3 | 57% |
| Bay Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 726 | 70% | 4% | 66% | 7% | — | 36.8 | 29% |
| Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 958 | 86% | 3% | 74% | 7% | — | 59.3 | 72% |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1,261 | 73% | 6% | 67% | 8% | — | 37.6 | 27% |
| Bowland HighAcademy converter | 644 | 85% | 31% | 52% | 7% | — | 47.8 | 43% |
| Broughton High SchoolCommunity school | 932 | 91% | 3% | 27% | 4% | — | 59.3 | 76% |
| Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 772 | 77% | 4% | 42% | 6% | — | 46.1 | 41% |
| Burnley High SchoolFree schools | 579 | 76% | 5% | 70% | 8% | — | 38.6 | 30% |
| Burscough Priory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 729 | 88% | 1% | 64% | 2% | — | 48.8 | 52% |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodVoluntary aided school | 769 | 88% | 0% | 35% | 5% | — | 43.5 | 38% |
| Carnforth High SchoolAcademy converter | 657 | 71% | 15% | 53% | 12% | — | 39.8 | 29% |
| Carr Hill High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 790 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.5 | 40% |
| Christ The King Catholic High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.9 | 20% |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,496 | 97% | 88% | 5% | 1% | 60% | 74.4 | 96% |
| Colne Park High SchoolAcademy converter | 989 | 72% | 1% | 71% | 9% | — | 38.0 | 38% |
| Colne Primet AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 805 | 79% | 2% | 77% | 2% | — | 35.4 | 24% |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 813 | 73% | 1% | 41% | 5% | — | 50.2 | 51% |
| Eden Boys' School, PrestonFree schools | 615 | 88% | 3% | 25% | 1% | — | 49.8 | 68% |
| Fleetwood High SchoolFoundation school | 1,025 | 68% | 0% | 44% | 2% | — | 35.8 | 26% |
| Fulwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 973 | 73% | 2% | 43% | 5% | — | 41.4 | 32% |
| Garstang Community AcademyAcademy converter | 750 | 84% | 8% | 44% | 5% | — | 44.8 | 45% |
| Haslingden High School and Sixth FormCommunity school · sixth form | 1,540 | 83% | 41% | 40% | 6% | 38% | 44.2 | 42% |
| Hodgson AcademyAcademy converter | 1,121 | 83% | 2% | 21% | 7% | — | 49.5 | 50% |
| Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 976 | 81% | 1% | 62% | 4% | — | 55.0 | 67% |
| Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 807 | 86% | 26% | 34% | 5% | 53% | 50.1 | 52% |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,038 | 97% | 81% | 9% | 0% | 60% | 73.4 | 92% |
| Lancaster High SchoolAcademy converter | 567 | 76% | 16% | 59% | 5% | — | 35.6 | 25% |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,294 | 99% | 93% | 2% | 0% | 63% | 74.1 | 99% |
| Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeFoundation school | 806 | 79% | 2% | 67% | 4% | — | 41.5 | 31% |
| Longridge High SchoolAcademy converter | 810 | 75% | 3% | 36% | 4% | — | 44.6 | 42% |
| Lostock Hall AcademyAcademy converter | 759 | 77% | 0% | 46% | 9% | — | 47.6 | 46% |
| Lytham St Annes High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,588 | 84% | 1% | 23% | 4% | — | 49.3 | 48% |
| Maharishi Free SchoolFree schools | 229 | 88% | 0% | 29% | 6% | — | 54.1 | 55% |
| Marsden Heights Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 1,047 | 88% | 0% | 88% | 1% | — | 40.3 | 33% |
| Millfield SchoolCommunity school | 877 | 85% | 0% | 37% | 7% | — | 48.5 | 45% |
| Moor Park High SchoolFoundation school | 599 | 73% | 11% | 25% | 5% | 35% | 39.3 | 31% |
| Morecambe Bay AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,045 | 80% | 21% | 57% | 8% | 32% | 36.8 | 22% |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnVoluntary aided school | 801 | 80% | 7% | 71% | 13% | — | 42.7 | 39% |
| Ormskirk SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,169 | 86% | 31% | 41% | 1% | 71% | 42.4 | 40% |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 786 | 89% | 1% | 64% | 3% | — | 38.1 | 26% |
| Our Lady's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 981 | 81% | 32% | 48% | 7% | 25% | 41.3 | 35% |
| Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 902 | 76% | 3% | 22% | 6% | — | 50.0 | 43% |
| Parklands High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,102 | 79% | 1% | 71% | 6% | — | 44.4 | 35% |
| Pendle Vale CollegeCommunity school | 1,046 | 91% | 0% | 90% | 1% | — | 42.5 | 32% |
| Penwortham Girls' High SchoolCommunity school | 799 | 90% | 5% | 22% | 0% | — | 52.9 | 55% |
| Penwortham Priory AcademyAcademy converter | 745 | 82% | 4% | 52% | 6% | — | 43.2 | 38% |
| Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 607 | 93% | 5% | 4% | 1% | — | 56.2 | 58% |
| RhyddingsAcademy converter | 610 | 76% | 8% | 66% | 5% | — | 36.5 | 22% |
| Ribblesdale SchoolCommunity school | 1,437 | 71% | 17% | 50% | 12% | — | 43.5 | 38% |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,755 | 85% | 46% | 32% | 8% | 40% | 50.7 | 58% |
| Saint Aidan's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 820 | 86% | 2% | 33% | 6% | — | 47.0 | 44% |
| Shuttleworth CollegeFoundation school | 1,072 | 66% | 2% | 64% | 6% | — | 39.5 | 39% |
| Sir John Thursby Community CollegeFoundation school | 1,121 | 86% | 4% | 82% | 1% | — | 41.0 | 31% |
| Southlands High SchoolAcademy converter | 821 | 75% | 0% | 70% | 5% | — | 42.1 | 28% |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 812 | 80% | 3% | 77% | 7% | — | 44.1 | 43% |
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1,117 | 79% | 21% | 49% | 11% | — | 44.9 | 42% |
| St Bede's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 709 | 85% | 1% | 31% | 9% | — | 55.0 | 65% |
| St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamVoluntary aided school | 817 | 81% | 4% | 19% | 7% | — | 48.3 | 49% |
| St Cecilia's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 581 | 78% | 1% | 22% | 8% | — | 46.2 | 42% |
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 813 | 73% | 0% | 66% | 8% | — | 45.0 | 44% |
| St Michael's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,134 | 90% | 5% | 56% | 5% | — | 58.9 | 72% |
| Tarleton AcademyAcademy converter | 674 | 86% | 1% | 66% | 2% | — | 46.3 | 48% |
| The HollinsAcademy converter | 794 | 82% | 15% | 65% | 6% | — | 40.7 | 34% |
| The Hyndburn AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 641 | 58% | 6% | 52% | 5% | — | 37.4 | 25% |
| The Valley Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 578 | 75% | 0% | 72% | 1% | — | 32.6 | 31% |
| Unity CollegeFoundation school | 1,402 | 73% | 1% | 72% | 5% | — | 40.3 | 34% |
| Up Holland High SchoolAcademy converter | 874 | 89% | 1% | 47% | 2% | — | 48.8 | 50% |
| Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | 33.1 | 23% |
| Wellfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | 37.7 | 34% |
| West Craven High SchoolAcademy converter | 528 | 71% | 2% | 69% | 8% | — | 37.4 | 34% |
| Whitworth Community High SchoolCommunity school | 654 | 91% | 3% | 62% | 5% | — | 50.3 | 63% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (49)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley Collegecollege · Further education · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 29% | — | — |
| Cardinal Newman Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 50% | — | — |
| East Lancashire Learning Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 36% | — | — |
| Lancaster and Morecambe Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | — | — |
| Myerscough Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Preston Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — |
| Runshaw Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 40% | — | — |
| Abrar Academyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.4 | 63% |
| AKS Lythamindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.0 | 0% |
| Edenfield Girls' High Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.1 | 48% |
| Jamea Al Kautharindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.3 | 35% |
| Kirkham Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 670 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.6 | 0% |
| Oakhill Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.1 | 59% |
| Olive Highindependent · Other independent school | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.2 | 54% |
| Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rossall Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 810 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | 0% |
| Scarisbrick Hall Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,039 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.0 | 0% |
| St Anne's College Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.7 | 21% |
| Stonyhurst Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 680 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.5 | 0% |
| The Alternative Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | 0% |
| Turning Point Academyindependent · Other independent school | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.3 | 0% |
| Lancaster University School of Mathematicssixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurora Brooklands Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| Belmont Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 0% |
| Bridgeway Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.2 | 0% |
| Broadfield Specialist Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 267 | 90% | 13% | 33% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| Brookfield Schoolspecial · Community special school | 93 | 61% | 0% | 39% | 0% | — | 4.1 | 0% |
| Cambian Red Rose Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Chorley Astley Park Schoolspecial · Community special school | 161 | 100% | 0% | 55% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Crookhey Hall Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0% |
| Cumberland Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 0% |
| Great Arley Schoolspecial · Community special school | 99 | 94% | 0% | 56% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hillside Specialist School and Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 117 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hope High Schoolspecial · Community special school | 108 | 54% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 13.1 | 5% |
| Mayfield Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 133 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Moorbrook Schoolspecial · Community special school | 84 | 44% | 0% | 44% | 0% | — | 3.5 | 0% |
| Moorlands View Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 0% |
| Morecambe Road Schoolspecial · Community special school | 224 | 86% | 0% | 77% | 0% | — | 0.9 | 0% |
| Pendle Community High School & Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 166 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | 0.9 | 0% |
| Pontville Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form · selective | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.9 | 0% |
| Red Rose Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Ridgewood Community High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 192 | 95% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | 0.0 | 0% |
| Rossendale Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.4 | 50% |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 255 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| The Rose Schoolspecial · Community special school | 88 | 25% | 0% | 25% | 0% | — | 16.1 | 0% |
| Waterloo Lodgespecial · Other independent special school | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 0% |
| West Lancashire Community High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 176 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | 0.2 | 0% |
| Applebee Wood Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 179 | 73% | 0% | 33% | 7% | — | 3.6 | 6% |
| Tor View Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 281 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 1.8 | 3% |