1
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 6RX
1
30 Jun 2024
Top 10 Not applicable schools in Lancashire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
This Top 10 showcases not applicable schools in the local authority of Lancashire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total not applicable schools
186
Outstanding
17
Good
18
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 49% · G: 51% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Bleasdale School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 0RG
1
20 May 2024
3
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley • Lancashire • PR7 1JZ
1
14 Mar 2019
4
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 8LF
1
29 Nov 2017
5
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale • Lancashire • WN8 6SA
1
9 Nov 2017
6
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster • Lancashire • LA1 4HT
1
30 Mar 2015
7
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 1NT
1
26 Mar 2015
8
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool • Lancashire • FY5 4HH
1
6 Feb 2015
9
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 4QG
1
3 Feb 2015
10
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley • Lancashire • BB11 5BT
1
29 Jan 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 not applicable schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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- Holly Grove School 1 • May 2014
- Tor View School 1 • Dec 2013
- Kingsbury Primary Special School 1 • Nov 2013
- Pendle View Primary School 1 • Jan 2013
- Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit 1 • Oct 2012
- Kirkham Pear Tree School 1 • May 2012
- The Heights Burnley 2 • Apr 2024
- Brookfield School 2 • May 2022
- Shaftesbury High School 2 • Dec 2019