Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, Accrington, BB5 0LU
801 pupils · 99% of 810 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 26 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 209 | 437 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 152 | 151 | 360 | 152 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 164 | 379 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 159 | 151 | 398 | 159 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 165 | 148 | 351 | 165 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 159 | 144 | 356 | 159 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 162 | 184 | 396 | 162 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 161 | 137 | 326 | 161 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rhyddings 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Hollins 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Accrington Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Hyndburn Academy 4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.