Accrington Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
Accrington Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Lancashire, North West.
It currently serves 953 pupils. Accrington Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Sixth formprovision
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 39.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 38.7%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.67
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
48%Boys
52%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 953
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2025 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Not judged |
| 21 Sept 2022 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 4 miles of Lancashire.
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Lancashire · 0.2 mi
The Alternative School
Lancashire · 0.7 mi
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Lancashire · 1.2 mi
Rhyddings
Lancashire · 1.3 mi
The Hollins
Lancashire · 1.8 mi
The Hyndburn Academy
Lancashire · 2.0 mi
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 3.6 mi
Shuttleworth College
Lancashire · 3.9 mi