The Hollins
Hollins Lane, Accrington, BB5 2QY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LET EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Dougan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 794
- URN
- 148922
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254233500
About this school
The Hollins is a secondary academy in Accrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 794 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 162 | 155 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | 42.0 | 40.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.59 to -0.14 | -0.16 -0.38 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36.8% | 33.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 60.6% | 51.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 12.3% | 13% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 Hollins 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 | 43.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.7 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 808 |
| 2023/24 | 794 |
| 2024/25 | 794 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hollins compares
The Hollins ranked 57th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.7 | 7.8% | 33.8% | 794 | — |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | 42.7 | 9.4% | 33% | 801 | 1.1 miles |
| Rhyddings | 36.5 | 11.7% | 47.3% | 610 | 1.6 miles |
| Accrington Academy | 39.4 | 10.4% | 41.2% | 953 | 1.8 miles |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | 50.7 | 6.2% | 14.6% | 1,280 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | 35.3 | 11.7% | 34.3% | 504 | 3.4 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)
- 33.75%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 23.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn1.1 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Rhyddings1.6 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Accrington Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Accrington
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All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Rossendale
Other schools in Accrington
The Hollins ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Academy Secondary
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Secondary
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Secondary
- Rhyddings 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 year groups does The Hollins teach?
- The Hollins teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hollins?
- The headteacher of The Hollins is Mrs Helen Dougan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Hollins last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hollins, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Hollins?
- The Hollins has 794 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Hollins full?
- The Hollins has capacity for 800 pupils and 794 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 The Hollins a faith school?
- No. The Hollins has no designated religious character.
- Is The Hollins a selective school?
- No. The Hollins is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Hollins?
- The Hollins is part of LET EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Hollins's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.1 in 2022/23 and 40.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Hollins rank locally?
- The Hollins ranked 57th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Hollins's absence rate?
- The Hollins's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hollins's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hollins'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.