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Schools in the Lancashire local authority

Lancashire has 708 schools listed on OfferDay across 51 towns.

24 nursery schools · 482 primary schools · 81 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 8 sixth forms and colleges · 79 special and alternative provision schools · 27 independent schools · 5 other establishments

About schools in Lancashire

Most of the 708 schools listed in Lancashire are primary schools. Its 81 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 462 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
44.8
average Attainment 8 score, across the 103 schools with published results

Top schools in Lancashire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

  1. 1 Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold 100%
  2. 2 Roughlee Church of England Primary School 100%
  3. 3 Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 100%
  4. 4 Gisburn Primary School 94%
  5. 5 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School 94%
  6. 6 Crawford Village Primary School 92%
  7. 7 Freckleton Church of England Primary School 92%
  8. 8 Crow Orchard Primary School 92%

Secondary

  1. 1 Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 74.4
  2. 2 Lancaster Royal Grammar School 74.1
  3. 3 Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 73.4
  4. 4 Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 73.3
  5. 5 Broughton High School 59.3
  6. 6 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 59.3
  7. 7 St Michael's Church of England High School 58.9
  8. 8 Preston Muslim Girls High School 56.2

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Lancashire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Common questions about schools in Lancashire

How many schools are in Lancashire?
OfferDay lists 708 schools in Lancashire, including 482 primary schools and 81 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Lancashire?
Every school in Lancashire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Lancashire?
OfferDay ranks schools in Lancashire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Lancashire local authority?
OfferDay groups the Lancashire schools across 51 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 28 July 2026.