# Education in Hyndburn

The north east of the North West. 86,908 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 73 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Hyndburn, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## Number of schools

Hyndburn: **48** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Hyndburn had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000120) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Hyndburn. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000120) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/education#l-schools

## Schools in Hyndburn

Hyndburn has 48 open schools: 2 nursery, 35 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 0 |
| Good | 10 |
| Requires improvement | 0 |
| Inadequate | 2 |

12 of the 45 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and October 2023.
13 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Nursery (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fairfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-nursery-school-e119086) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 58 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| [Lee Royd Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-royd-nursery-school-e119064) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 79 | School remains Good, June 2024 |

### Primary (35) (35)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-benjamin-hargreaves-church-of-england-primary-school-e151164) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 137 | Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington Huncoat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-huncoat-primary-school-e148919) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 211 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-hyndburn-park-primary-school-e119183) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 434 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington Peel Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-peel-park-primary-school-e119184) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 570 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-spring-hill-community-primary-school-e119185) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 362 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 23% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-john-with-st-augustine-church-of-england-primary-school-e119445) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 207 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 24% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-mary-magdalens-church-of-england-primary-school-e119446) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 176 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Accrington Woodnook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-woodnook-primary-school-e119341) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 220 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Altham St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altham-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119577) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 84 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baxenden-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119440) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Belthorn Academy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belthorn-academy-primary-school-e137512) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 238 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-le-moors-all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e137641) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 267 | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-le-moors-mount-pleasant-primary-school-e119186) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 320 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Harwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-primary-school-e119162) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 210 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-st-bartholomews-parish-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119420) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 180 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119421) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 158 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Green Haworth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-haworth-church-of-england-primary-school-e119442) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 65 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 8% met KS2 standard |
| [Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knuzden-st-oswalds-church-of-england-primary-academy-e149624) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 150 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 36% met KS2 standard |
| [Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-hippings-methodist-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e119398) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-moor-end-primary-school-e119187) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 205 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119413) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 302 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 39% met KS2 standard |
| [Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119451) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 142 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-west-end-primary-school-e148920) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 42% met KS2 standard |
| [Rishton Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rishton-methodist-primary-school-e119396) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 143 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rishton-st-peter-and-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119427) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 188 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-church-e119658) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 199 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-and-st-josephs-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150307) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 130 | Inadequate (overall), January 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 36% met KS2 standard |
| [St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-charles-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152199) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 161 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-huberts-roman-catholic-primary-school-great-harwood-e119645) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 137 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-clayton-le-moors-e119659) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 128 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-oswaldtwistle-e119660) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 252 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [St Nicholas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119447) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 187 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-roman-catholic-primary-school-accrington-e119657) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 151 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e119386) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 114 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wulstans-roman-catholic-primary-school-great-harwood-e119646) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 135 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 27% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Accrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-academy-e135649) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 953 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 39.8 |
| [Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-christophers-church-of-england-high-school-e137421) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,280 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 50.5 |
| [Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-carmel-roman-catholic-high-school-hyndburn-e119804) | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 16 | 801 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 43.5 |
| [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 610 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 33.9 |
| [The Hollins](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hollins-e148922) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 794 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8: 41.9 |
| [The Hyndburn Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hyndburn-academy-e144356) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 641 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 37.1 |

### Special (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oswaldtwistle White Ash School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-white-ash-school-e119894) | Community special school | 2 to 11 | 118 | Standards maintained, April 2025 |
| [Park View](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-e150272) | Other independent special school | 8 to 18 | 2 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The Willows](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-e150634) | Other independent special school | 5 to 16 | 23 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Alternative School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alternative-school-e136237) | Other independent school | 6 to 18 | 172 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oswaldtwistle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-school-e134127) | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 96 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/sources) (28)

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