Schools in Lancashire
690 schools in the Lancashire local authority.
Schools
690
Open schools
Pupils
183,281
2025–26 census
Good or better
91%
513 of 564 graded
Academic Performance
4.9
out of 10 · 644 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 58 10%
- Good
- 455 81%
- Requires improvement
- 42 7%
- Inadequate
- 9 2%
63 inspected since 2024, no overall grade85 superseded by a report card63 not judged11 in a category of concern5 safeguarding not effective
4.9
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 644 of 690 schools that can be scored
Pupils
183,281
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 685 of 690 schools (183,281 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
78%Asian
14%Black
2%Mixed
4%Chinese
<1%Any other group
1%Unclassified
<1%Ethnicity from 623 of 690 schools (175,486 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- Young carers
- <1%
44,994 of 175,486 pupils · 623 of 690 schools
26,210 of 175,486 pupils · 623 of 690 schools
432 of 173,463 pupils · 599 of 690 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 485
- Secondary
- 84
- All-through
- 8
- Special
- 39
- Nursery
- 24
- PRU
- 10
- Not recorded
- 40
Top primary schools in Lancashire
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary10.0/10Outstanding
- 2.Crawford Village Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary10.0/10Outstanding
- 3.The Olive School, PrestonLancashire · Primary10.0/10Outstanding
- 4.Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 5.Brabins Endowed SchoolLancashire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 6.Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyLancashire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 7.St George's Church of England Primary School, ChorleyLancashire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 8.St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterLancashire · Primary9.8/10Outstanding
- 9.St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellLancashire · Primary9.8/10Outstanding
- 10.Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 11.Laneshaw Bridge PrimaryLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 12.Lytham Hall Park Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 13.Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, ParboldLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 14.St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 15.Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 16.Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 17.Euxton Primrose Hill Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 18.Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 19.Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 20.Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolLancashire · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
Top secondary schools in Lancashire
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolLancashire · Secondary10.0/10Outstanding
- 2.Broughton High SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.All Hallows Catholic High SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 4.Eden Boys' School, PrestonLancashire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 5.Penwortham Girls' High SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 6.Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 7.Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyLancashire · Secondary9.6/10Outstanding
- 8.Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.0/10Good
- 9.Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancashire · Secondary9.0/10Good
- 10.Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyLancashire · Secondary8.8/10Good
- 11.St Michael's Church of England High SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.7/10Good
- 12.Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.5/10
- 13.Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.5/10Good
- 14.St Bede's Catholic High SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.5/10
- 15.Maharishi Free SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.4/10
- 16.Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolLancashire · Secondary8.1/10Good
- 17.Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolLancashire · Secondary7.8/10Good
- 18.Whitworth Community High SchoolLancashire · Secondary7.8/10Good
- 19.Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolLancashire · Secondary7.5/10
- 20.Hodgson AcademyLancashire · Secondary7.4/10Good
Browse all 690 schools in Lancashire — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.
About schools in Lancashire
- How many schools are there in Lancashire?
- Lancashire has 690 open schools — 485 primary, 84 secondary, 39 special, 24 nursery, teaching 183,281 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Lancashire are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 513 of the 564 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 91% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 58 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 690: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Lancashire?
- 4.9 out of 10, averaged across the 644 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Lancashire schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 126 schools in Lancashire currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Lancashire local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Lancashire covers 690 schools and sits in the North West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Lancashire are eligible for free school meals?
- 25.6% — 44,994 of 175,486 pupils at the 623 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the North West region.