Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

HyndburnConstituency

BB5 0LUPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 801 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 26 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.05

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

25%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

801

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 801
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.