The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street, Blackburn, BB1 4ED
641 pupils · 95% of 675 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 30 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 | 37.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 33.6% |
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 — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 104 | 90 | 182 | 100 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 123 | 115 | 210 | 119 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 147 | 97 | 200 | 108 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 133 | 131 | 207 | 133 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 134 | 99 | 170 | 114 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 116 | 78 | 143 | 87 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 130 | 50 | 104 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 100 | 49 | 103 | 62 |
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 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Accrington Academy 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Rhyddings 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Pleckgate High School 4.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.