Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, Accrington, BB5 0LU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Xavier Bowers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 801
- URN
- 119804
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254233458
About this school
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Accrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 801 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 | 153 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 42.5 | 42.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.27 to +0.19 | +0.38 +0.15 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 34.6% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 52.3% | 61.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 45.8% | 83.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.7 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 799 |
| 2023/24 | 796 |
| 2024/25 | 795 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn compares
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn ranked 49th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.7 | 9.4% | 33% | 801 | — |
| Rhyddings | 36.5 | 11.7% | 47.3% | 610 | 0.5 miles |
| The Hollins | 40.7 | 7.8% | 33.8% | 794 | 1.1 miles |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | 50.7 | 6.2% | 14.6% | 1,280 | 1.1 miles |
| Accrington Academy | 39.4 | 10.4% | 41.2% | 953 | 1.2 miles |
| The Hyndburn Academy | 37.4 | 7.6% | 43.9% | 641 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 29 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.96%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.38%
- Persistent absence
- 26.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rhyddings0.5 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
The Hollins1.1 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
Accrington Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
The Hyndburn Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
Other schools in Accrington
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Academy Secondary
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Secondary
- Rhyddings Secondary
- The Hollins Secondary
- Fairfield Nursery School Nursery
- Lee Royd Nursery School Nursery
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School Primary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn teach?
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn?
- The headteacher of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn is Mr Xavier Bowers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn?
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn has 801 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn full?
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn has capacity for 810 pupils and 801 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn a faith school?
- Yes. Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn a selective school?
- No. Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2022/23 and 42.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn ranked 49th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's absence rate?
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.