Overall Oxbridge
#1,442
1 ranked schools · -528 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
8
Offers
1
Offer rate12.5%
-9.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Accrington
One of the twelve founding members of the English Football League, Accrington in Lancashire carries a genuinely distinctive industrial and civic heritage, from the cotton mills that once lined the culverted River Hyndburn to the Accrington NORI bricks that went into the foundations of Blackpool Tower and the Empire State Building. Around 35,000 people live across the borough today, and Northern rail services reach Manchester Victoria in around an hour.
West End is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, while Clayton-le-Moors and Huncoat extend the residential spread to the east of the town centre. Baxenden sits further south.
25
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
2
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which2sixth forms·21faith·2nurseries36 total
Area Performance
Accrington schools rank in the top 70% of England
Across 31 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.48/10, -0.87 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
3% Elite
Distribution across all Accrington schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Accrington vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 70%
Across all ranked Accrington schools
Top 70%Primaryavg #10,447 of 14,978
Top 72%Secondaryavg #2,797 of 3,861
Primary schools: 25 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-0.82 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,447
-20 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 70% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-0.82 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,447
-20 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 70% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.3/10
-1.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,797
-22 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 72% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
35.4
-3.7 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.3/10
-1.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,797
-22 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 72% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
35.4
-3.7 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
5
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,107
1 ranked schools · -334 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
3
Offers
1
Offer rate33.3%
+3.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Accrington
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Accrington
1 Sixth Form
2026
Accrington
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School profiles in Accrington
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