Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, Accrington, BB5 4AY
1,280 pupils · 100% of 1,280 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 28 June 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 | 50.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23% |
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 — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 190 | 246 | 757 | 190 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 192 | 196 | 771 | 192 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 191 | 246 | 828 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 217 | 766 | 195 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 193 | 219 | 792 | 193 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 196 | 259 | 875 | 196 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 195 | 256 | 872 | 195 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 195 | 239 | 874 | 195 |
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 Academy 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Rhyddings 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Hollins 3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Hyndburn Academy 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 5.5 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.