Schools in Hyndburn
44 state-funded schools, 12,617 pupils. 83.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 1 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Hyndburn?
Hyndburn has 44 state-funded schools teaching 12,617 pupils. 34 primary, 6 secondary, 2 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Hyndburn are Good or Outstanding?
83.7% of the 43 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Hyndburn are rated Good or Outstanding: 1 Outstanding and 35 Good. 5 require improvement and 2 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Hyndburn are rated Outstanding?
1 school is currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Hyndburn: Oswaldtwistle White Ash School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolSpecial116Outstanding 2015
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 34 | 34 | 85.3% |
| Secondary | 6 | 5 | 60% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Hyndburn
Showing 20 of 44 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1,293 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington Academy | Secondary | 993 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 795 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
The Hollins | Secondary | 794 | Good2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rhyddings | Secondary | 683 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Hyndburn Academy | Secondary | 654 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington Peel Park Primary School | Primary | 606 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | Primary | 448 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 365 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | 342 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 298 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle | Primary | 258 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 256 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington Woodnook Primary School | Primary | 218 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Harwood Primary School | Primary | 209 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 207 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 206 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | Primary | 204 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School | Primary | 204 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School | Primary | 202 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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