Schools in Lancashire
Lancashire has 484 primary schools and 83 secondary schools, plus 142 special, nursery, sixth-form or other schools. Pick the age group you want: each list is ranked, shown on a map and compared with schools that have a similar mix of pupils elsewhere in England.
Primary schoolsAges 4 to 11
484157 of 464 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham100
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School99
- Crawford Village Primary School99
Secondary schoolsAges 11 to 16 or 18
8322 of 81 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School98
- Broughton High School95
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School94
Map of schools in Lancashire
Every school in the area. Use the filter to show one age group.
Special, nursery, sixth-form and other schools (142)
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| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Low income | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrar AcademyPreston | Independent school | 11-21 | 81 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Acorns Primary SchoolPreston | Special school | 2-11 | 93 | 40% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| AKS LythamLytham St Annes | Independent school | 0-19 | 785 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolNelson | Independent school | 3-11 | 142 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Applebee Wood SchoolPreston | Special school | 4-16 | 179 | 47% | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Appletree Nursery SchoolLancaster | Nursery school | 0-4 | 78 | 13% | Good 2024 | – |
| Ashbridge Independent SchoolPreston | Independent school | 4-11 | 127 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Aurora Brooklands SchoolLeyland | Special school | 9-16 | 67 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Aurora Keyes Barn School | Special school | 5-12 | 24 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Bacup Nursery SchoolBacup | Nursery school | 2-5 | 66 | 0% | Report card 2026 | – |
| Basnett Street Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 3-5 | 96 | 0% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito CollegeLancaster | Special school | 18-25 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Belmont SchoolRossendale | Special school | 5-18 | 139 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Bleasdale SchoolCarnforth | Special school | 2-19 | 88 | 50% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Bradley Nursery SchoolNelson | Nursery school | 2-4 | 173 | 0% | Good 2023 | – |
| Bridgeway School | Special school | 9-18 | 56 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Broadfield Specialist SchoolBurnley | Special school | 11-19 | 267 | 54% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Brook View SchoolPreston | Special school | 8-19 | 10 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Brookfield SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde | Special school | 11-16 | 93 | 54% | Report card 2026 | – |
| Burnley CollegeBurnley | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Calder Lodge School | Special school | 5-11 | 48 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Cambian Red Rose School | Special school | 5-18 | 29 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Cardinal Newman CollegePreston | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Chadwick High SchoolLancaster | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 84 | 69% | Good 2020 | – |
| Chorley Astley Park SchoolChorley | Special school | 4-16 | 161 | 38% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Coal Clough AcademyBurnley | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 142 | 68% | Good 2024 | – |
| Compass Community School LancashireBurnley | Special school | 11-17 | 4 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Crookhey Hall School | Special school | 10-17 | 98 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Cumberland SchoolBolton | Special school | 7-18 | 85 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Duke Street Nursery SchoolChorley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 96 | 0% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| East Lancashire Learning GroupNelson | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Edenfield Girls' High School | Independent school | 11-16 | 102 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk | College | – | – | Not inspected | – | |
| Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolSkelmersdale | Special school | 4-11 | 150 | 61% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Fairfield Nursery SchoolAccrington | Nursery school | 2-5 | 58 | 0% | Good 2023 | – |
| Golden Hill Pupil Referral UnitLeyland | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 4-11 | 43 | 65% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Great Arley SchoolThornton-Cleveleys | Special school | 4-16 | 99 | 59% | Good 2024 | – |
| Grow Independent SchoolBarrowford | Special school | 11-16 | 16 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Highfield Nursery SchoolChorley | Nursery school | 0-5 | 77 | 0% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Highfield Priory SchoolPreston | Independent school | 2-11 | 182 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Hillside Nursery SchoolRossendale | Nursery school | 2-4 | 38 | 0% | Good 2023 | – |
| Hillside Specialist School and CollegePreston | Special school | 3-19 | 117 | 39% | Good 2024 | – |
| Holdsworth SchoolBurnley | Special school | 5-18 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Holly Grove SchoolBurnley | Special school | 2-11 | 138 | 43% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Hope High SchoolSkelmersdale | Special school | 11-16 | 108 | 61% | Not inspected | – |
| Hope SchoolPreston | Independent school | 11-18 | 3 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Ightenhill Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 72 | 0% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Imam Muhammad Zakariya SchoolPreston | Independent school | 2-11 | 136 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Jamea Al KautharLancaster | Independent school | 11-25 | 261 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolSkelmersdale | Special school | 2-11 | 132 | 44% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Kirkham Grammar SchoolPreston | Independent school | 2-19 | 670 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Kirkham Pear Tree SchoolPreston | Special school | 2-19 | 112 | 38% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Lancashire College of Adult EducationChorley | Sixth form / post-16 | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeLancaster | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)Lancaster | Independent school | 3-11 | 13 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Lancaster University School of MathematicsPreston | Sixth form / post-16 | 16-19 | 125 | 0% | Not inspected | – |
| Larches High SchoolPreston | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 106 | 76% | Good 2024 | – |
| Lee Royd Nursery SchoolAccrington | Nursery school | 2-4 | 79 | 0% | Good 2024 | – |
| Lincoln House SchoolBurnley | Independent school | 11-18 | 5 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Linton School | Special school | 8-18 | 12 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Maple House SchoolManchester | Special school | 6-14 | 3 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Mayfield House School | Special school | 6-16 | 23 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Mayfield SchoolChorley | Special school | 4-19 | 133 | 40% | Good 2022 | – |
| McKee College HousePoulton | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 69 | 64% | Not inspected | – |
| McMillan Nursery SchoolNelson | Nursery school | 2-5 | 89 | 0% | Good 2023 | – |
| Meadow View Learning CentreChorley | Special school | 8-18 | 9 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Moorbrook SchoolPreston | Special school | 11-16 | 84 | 63% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Moorgate Nursery SchoolOrmskirk | Nursery school | 3-5 | 32 | 0% | Good 2023 | – |
| Moorland School LimitedClitheroe | Independent school | 4-11 | 220 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Moorlands View SchoolBurnley | Special school | 7-16 | 19 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Morecambe Road SchoolMorecambe | Special school | 3-16 | 224 | 49% | Good 2023 | – |
| Moss View SchoolSkelmersdale | Special school | 5-11 | 1 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Myerscough CollegePreston | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| New Focus EducationPreston | Special school | 6-16 | 17 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Newtown Nursery SchoolColne | Nursery school | 0-4 | 93 | 40% | Good 2023 | – |
| Oakfield House SchoolPreston | Special school | 4-12 | 46 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Oakhill SchoolClitheroe | Independent school | 0-16 | 279 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Olive High | Independent school | 11-16 | 214 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Olive High BoysBurnley | Independent school | 11-16 | 114 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Oliver House SchoolChorley | Special school | 6-19 | 55 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster CampusLancaster | Independent school | 7-18 | 32 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Oswaldtwistle SchoolAccrington | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 96 | 71% | Not inspected | – |
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolAccrington | Special school | 2-11 | 118 | 42% | Not inspected | – |
| Park ViewAccrington | Special school | 8-18 | 2 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Pendle Community High School & CollegeNelson | Special school | 11-19 | 166 | 55% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Pendle View Primary SchoolColne | Special school | 2-11 | 132 | 48% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Pioneer TECPreston | Special school | 11-18 | 4 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Pontville SchoolOrmskirk | Special school | 5-19 | 121 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Poplar House School | Special school | 7-19 | 23 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Preston CollegePreston | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Progress SchoolPreston | Special school | 7-19 | 14 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rainbow Hub SchoolOrmskirk | Special school | 4-16 | 12 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rawdhatul UloomBurnley | Independent school | 4-11 | 109 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolRossendale | Special school | 5-11 | 116 | 42% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Red Rose SchoolLytham St Annes | Special school | 5-17 | 43 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 178 | 0% | Good 2024 | – |
| Ribblesdale Nursery SchoolClitheroe | Nursery school | 2-5 | 60 | 0% | Not inspected | – |
| Ridgewood Community High SchoolBurnley | Special school | 11-19 | 192 | 62% | Good 2023 | – |
| Rockwood Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 104 | 0% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Rosa House SchoolBurnley | Independent school | 11-18 | 4 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rosegrove Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 91 | 0% | Outstanding 2019 | – |
| Roselyn House SchoolLeyland | Special school | 10-19 | 100 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rossall SchoolFleetwood | Independent school | 0-19 | 810 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Rossendale SchoolBury | Special school | 7-19 | 91 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Royal Cross Primary SchoolPreston | Special school | 4-11 | 34 | 50% | Not inspected | – |
| Runshaw CollegeLeyland | College | 16-99 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Scarisbrick Hall School | Independent school | 0-18 | 1,039 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Shaftesbury High SchoolChorley | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 106 | 61% | Good 2019 | – |
| Silver Birch SchoolBurnley | Special school | 11-16 | 0 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolPreston | Special school | 11-19 | 255 | 49% | Good 2023 | – |
| Springfield House SchoolPreston | Independent school | 11-18 | 6 | – | Not inspected | – |
| St Anne's College Grammar SchoolLytham St Annes | Independent school | 2-19 | 61 | – | Not inspected | – |
| St Pius X Preparatory SchoolPreston | Independent school | 2-11 | 131 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Staghills Nursery SchoolRossendale | Nursery school | 2-5 | 63 | 0% | Not inspected | – |
| Stepping Stones SchoolLancaster | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 5-11 | 22 | 96% | Not inspected | – |
| Stoneygate Nursery SchoolPreston | Nursery school | 2-4 | 48 | 0% | Not inspected | – |
| Stoneyholme Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 82 | 0% | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Stonyhurst College | Independent school | 3-19 | 680 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Taywood Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-4 | 73 | 0% | Good 2024 | – |
| The Acorns SchoolOrmskirk | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 11-16 | 74 | 65% | Good 2023 | – |
| The Alternative SchoolAccrington | Independent school | 6-18 | 172 | – | Not inspected | – |
| The Coppice SchoolPreston | Special school | 2-19 | 64 | 41% | Good 2024 | – |
| The Heights BurnleyBurnley | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 5-16 | 0 | 0% | Good 2024 | – |
| The Loyne Specialist SchoolLancaster | Special school | 4-19 | 121 | 47% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| The Nook School | Special school | 11-18 | 14 | – | Not inspected | – |
| The Ribble Autism SchoolPreston | Special school | 4-11 | 10 | – | Not inspected | – |
| The Rose SchoolBurnley | Special school | 11-16 | 88 | 76% | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| The WillowsRishton | Special school | 5-16 | 23 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh SchoolBlackpool | Special school | 2-19 | 141 | 50% | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Tor View SchoolRossendale | Special school | 3-19 | 281 | 42% | Not inspected | – |
| TRUST-Education Group LtdPreston | Special school | 11-16 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Turning Point Academy | Independent school | 7-16 | 72 | – | Not inspected | – |
| University of Central LancashirePreston | College | – | – | Not inspected | – | |
| University of LancasterLancaster | College | – | – | Not inspected | – | |
| Valley CollegeRossendale | Special school | 19-25 | – | – | Not inspected | – |
| Walton Lane Nursery SchoolNelson | Nursery school | 3-5 | 55 | 0% | Report card 2026 | – |
| Waterloo Lodge | Special school | 9-18 | 41 | – | Not inspected | – |
| West Lancashire Community High SchoolSkelmersdale | Special school | 11-19 | 176 | 40% | Good 2024 | – |
| Westmorland SchoolChorley | Special school | 5-16 | 86 | – | Not inspected | – |
| Whitegate Nursery SchoolBurnley | Nursery school | 2-5 | 103 | 0% | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Woodfield Nursery SchoolNelson | Nursery school | 2-5 | 119 | 0% | Good 2020 | – |
| WoodlandsRossendale | Special school | 6-14 | 5 | – | Not inspected | – |
Towns in Lancashire
Accrington36 schoolsBacup10 schoolsBarnoldswick8 schoolsBlackburn16 schoolsBurnley62 schoolsBury3 schoolsCarnforth12 schoolsChorley54 schoolsClitheroe23 schoolsColne14 schoolsFleetwood10 schoolsLancaster39 schoolsLeyland25 schoolsLytham St Annes12 schoolsMorecambe18 schoolsNelson26 schoolsOrmskirk31 schoolsPoulton-Le-Fylde15 schoolsPreston176 schoolsRochdale4 schoolsRossendale24 schoolsSkelmersdale26 schoolsThornton-Cleveleys9 schoolsWigan7 schools
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About this list
Primary and secondary schools have separate pages because they are measured on different things (SATs for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries) and compared with different sets of similar schools. Special schools, nurseries and sixth-form colleges don't fit either list, so they are listed here. How the score works.