The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4ED
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Umar Wazir
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 144356
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254885378
About this school
The Hyndburn Academy is a secondary academy in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 641 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Hyndburn Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 77 | 95 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.4 | 38.1 | 37.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.89 -1.21 to -0.58 | -0.78 -1.07 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 24.2% | 25.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 52.6% | 52.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 29.5% | 33.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 The Hyndburn Academy 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 | 33.4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 581 |
| 2023/24 | 617 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hyndburn Academy compares
The Hyndburn Academy ranked 70th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.4 | 7.6% | 43.9% | 641 | — |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | 50.7 | 6.2% | 14.6% | 1,280 | 1.9 miles |
| Accrington Academy | 39.4 | 10.4% | 41.2% | 953 | 2.0 miles |
| Rhyddings | 36.5 | 11.7% | 47.3% | 610 | 2.1 miles |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 37.2 | 13.8% | 47.7% | 770 | 2.5 miles |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | 42.7 | 9.4% | 33% | 801 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.88%
- English as an additional language
- 17.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.64%
- Persistent absence
- 20.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
Accrington Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Accrington
-
Rhyddings2.1 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn2.5 miles
Secondary · Accrington
Other schools in Blackburn
The Hyndburn Academy ranks 9th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Blackburn.
- Blackburn Central High School Secondary
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Pleckgate High School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Secondary
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Secondary
- Witton Park Academy Secondary
- Ashworth Nursery School Nursery
- Brunel Nursery School Nursery
- Longshaw Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does The Hyndburn Academy teach?
- The Hyndburn Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hyndburn Academy?
- The headteacher of The Hyndburn Academy is Mr Umar Wazir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hyndburn Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hyndburn Academy, 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 The Hyndburn Academy?
- The Hyndburn Academy has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Hyndburn Academy full?
- The Hyndburn Academy has capacity for 675 pupils and 641 on roll (95%), 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 The Hyndburn Academy a faith school?
- No. The Hyndburn Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Hyndburn Academy a selective school?
- No. The Hyndburn Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Hyndburn Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Hyndburn Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Hyndburn Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.4 in 2022/23 and 37.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Hyndburn Academy compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- The Hyndburn Academy ranked 70th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Hyndburn Academy's absence rate?
- The Hyndburn Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hyndburn Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hyndburn Academy'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 10 July 2026.