Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, Accrington, BB5 4FF
953 pupils · 83% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 42%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 March 2025, published 28 April 2025. 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 | 39.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52.2% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 199 | 165 | 500 | 199 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 184 | 178 | 518 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 191 | 596 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 198 | 180 | 584 | 198 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 198 | 242 | 666 | 198 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 199 | 216 | 656 | 199 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 199 | 219 | 681 | 199 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 200 | 223 | 660 | 200 |
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
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Rhyddings 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Hollins 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Hyndburn Academy 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 5.7 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.