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Best Secondary schools in Lancashire

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 11 Good: 9 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
12 Jan 2017
Latest inspection
17 Jul 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Penwortham Girls' High School
    Secondary • Community school • Preston • PR1 0SR

    Last inspected on 3 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Pleckgate High School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • BB1 8QA

    Last inspected on 2 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    All Hallows Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • PR1 0LN

    Last inspected on 28 Mar 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 4.
    Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 4RS

    Last inspected on 8 Feb 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 5.
    The Blue Coat CofE School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Oldham • OL1 3SQ

    Last inspected on 19 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 6.
    Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Clitheroe • BB7 2DJ

    Last inspected on 15 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 7.
    Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • BB2 7AD

    Last inspected on 30 Nov 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 8.
    Broughton High School
    Secondary • Community school • Preston • PR3 5JJ

    Last inspected on 30 Oct 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 9.
    Eden Boys' School, Preston
    Secondary • Free schools • Preston • PR1 4BD

    Last inspected on 20 Jun 2018 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 10.
    St Damian's RC Science College
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Ashton-under-Lyne • OL6 8BH

    Last inspected on 28 Dec 2017 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 11.
    Preston Muslim Girls High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • PR1 5BY

    Last inspected on 12 Jan 2017 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 12.
    Cansfield High School
    Secondary • Community school • Wigan • WN4 9TP

    Last inspected on 17 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Montgomery Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Blackpool • FY2 0AZ

    Last inspected on 14 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    Albany Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Chorley • PR7 3AY

    Last inspected on 10 Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Turton School
    Secondary • Community school • Bolton • BL7 9LT

    Last inspected on 7 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    St Peter's Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN5 8NU

    Last inspected on 28 Apr 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    Darwen Vale High School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Darwen • BB3 0AL

    Last inspected on 11 Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 18.
    St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Clitheroe • BB7 9JA

    Last inspected on 21 Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 19.
    Marsden Heights Community College
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • BB9 0PR

    Last inspected on 26 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 20.
    Bedford High School
    Secondary • Community school • Leigh • WN7 2LU

    Last inspected on 8 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good