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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,280of 1,280 places
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 200
- Ofsted
- Report card, 12 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (URN 119791, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 at Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School in 2023, 40% stayed on in Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School’s own sixth form (Lancashire average 12%), 44% went to a further education college and 12% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 12% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Among the 135 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Lancashire 36%, England 37%), and 27% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 202 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 135 | 11,265 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 52% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 21% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.7 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 23% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.3 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.5 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 199 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 199 | 100% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 78% |
| English Literature | 193 | 97% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 191 | 96% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 159 | 80% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 68% |
| Geography | 124 | 62% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 68% |
| History | 78 | 39% | 41% | 44% | 26% | 76% |
| Fine Art | 60 | 30% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 93% |
| Business Studies | 50 | 25% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 62% |
| French | 49 | 25% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 69% |
| Biology | 38 | 19% | 23% | 55% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 36 | 18% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 97% |
| Physics | 36 | 18% | 23% | 44% | 46% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 16% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 68% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 15% | 8% | 57% | 21% | 80% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 13% | 11% | 31% | 23% | 65% |
| Graphic Communication | 18 | 9% | 1% | 44% | 23% | 100% |
| Textiles | 16 | 8% | 2% | 50% | 27% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 5% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 70% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 63% |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 4 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Drama | 24 | 16% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 3 | 2% | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 289 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 149 | 4,666 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.93 | 36.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 8% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 60 | 40% | 23% |
| Biology | 40 | 27% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 38 | 26% | 31% |
| Sociology | 37 | 25% | 13% |
| Law | 31 | 21% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 17% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 23 | 15% | 13% |
| Geography | 21 | 14% | 10% |
| Economics | 18 | 12% | 13% |
| Physics | 17 | 11% | 12% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 11% | 3% |
| History | 13 | 9% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 12 | 8% | 3% |
| Product Design | 11 | 7% | 2% |
| Politics | 10 | 7% | 6% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 4% |
| Textiles | 8 | 5% | 1% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 5% | 5% |
| English Language | 8 | 5% | 4% |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 5% | 2% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 5% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.