Find All Schools in Lancashire - 817 Schools.

There are 817 schools and 751 nurseries located in Lancashire.

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Top 5 schools
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Students
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Facts About Lancashire Schools

232,007 pupils are attending 817 schools in Lancashire in 2020/21. This includes 716 state-funded and 39 independent schools.
The top ranked schools in Lancashire are Bradley Primary School, Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School, and St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. Rank is based on a overall Snobe grade.
In Lancashire schools, 9.02% of pupils strong pass in reading, writing & maths versus the england average of 9.86%.
24.82% of pupils in Lancashire achieved 5 or more grades in GCSEs 2019 as compared with england average of 25.13%.

Schools

Best Schools in Lancashire

Top 5 Nurseries

School name
- Bradley Nursery School Age: 2-5 yr 203 students
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School Age: 2-4 yr 187 students
- Taywood Nursery Age: 2-5 yr 127 students
- Woodfield Nursery School Age: 2-5 yr 115 students
- Rockwood Nursery School Age: 2-5 yr 113 students

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Top 5 Primary Schools

School name	English	Maths
A+ Bradley Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 415 students	105	108
A+ Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 422 students	103	105
A+ St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 419 students	109	112
A+ The Olive School Blackburn Age: 4-11 yr 638 students	109	107
A+ Audley Junior School Age: 7-11 yr 428 students	103	106

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Top 5 Secondary Schools

School name	5+ at GCSE	Entering eBacc
A+ Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Age: 11-18 yr 1294 students	96%	97%
A+ Our Lady's Catholic High School Age: 11-16 yr 899 students	60%	37%
A+ Penwortham Girls' High School Age: 11-16 yr 769 students	69%	74%
A Preston Muslim Girls High School Age: 11-19 yr 515 students	57%	81%
A Balshaw's Church of England High School Age: 11-16 yr 915 students	54%	55%

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Top 5 Private Schools

School name	Fee yearly
- Abrar Academy Age: 11-21 yr 110 students	£1,300
- Oakhill School Age: 0-16 yr 272 students	£1,317 to £6,078
- Scarisbrick Hall School Age: 1-18 yr 822 students	£1,500 to £3,720
- Highfield Priory School Age: 0-11 yr 252 students	£1,683 to £4,207
- St Pius X Preparatory School Age: 2-11 yr 120 students	£2,600 to £3,700

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Lancashire Admissions

To apply for your child's admission, visit https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/

Start of application process

Lancashire start accepting application for admissions. Parents can start applying for a school online at https://schooladmissions.lancashire.gov.uk/admissions512/prefs.php
End of application process

The closing date for applications. Lancashire will class any application or change you make after this date as late.
offer day

Emails to residents who applied online will be sent.

Letters to residents who applied using a paper application form will be sent.

Lancashire Holiday

Title	Holiday Dates
Autumn Half Term Holidays	25th Oct 2021 - 29th Oct 2021
Winter Holidays	20th Dec 2021 - 3rd Jan 2022
Spring Half Term Holidays	14th Feb 2022 - 18th Feb 2022
Spring Holidays	4th Apr 2022 - 18th Apr 2022
Summer Half Term Holidays	30th May 2022 - 3rd Jun 2022
Summer Holidays	25th Jul 2022 - 31st Aug 2022

Lancashire Termdates

Title	Term Dates
Autumn Term	1st Sep 2021 - 24th Oct 2021
Autumn Term-2	30th Oct 2021 - 19th Dec 2021
Spring Term	4th Jan 2022 - 13th Feb 2022
Spring Term-2	19th Feb 2022 - 3rd Apr 2022
Summer Term	19th Apr 2022 - 29th May 2022
Summer Term-2	4th Jun 2022 - 24th Jul 2022

Students in Lancashire

By phase of education

Nursery

2,661

Primary

131,770

Special

12,617

Secondary

100,133

Total students

232,007 (118,851 boys & 113,151 girls)
Expenses Per Student

€ 7063.65 / student

England avg.€ 6809.25

Teachers in Lancashire

Students per teacher

20 : 1

England Avg. 19 : 1
Total teachers

15,434
Total teacher assistants

9,919
Average Teacher Salary

€ 38769

England avg. € 38066.89

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is school free in Lancashire?

Yes, 14 schools are free in Lancashire.
19.73% of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals out of 232,007 pupils.

Are schools in Lancashire good?

Total 1.96% of schools are currently judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted in Lancashire.
List of ofsted outstanding & good schools:

Hambleton Primary Academy (Outstanding)
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (Outstanding)
Broadfield Specialist School (Outstanding)
Pendle Community High School & College (Outstanding)
Eden Boys' School, Preston (Outstanding)

Which is largest school in Lancashire?

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is Largest school in Lancashire with 1,733 pupils.