# Accrington Academy

Accrington Academy is a secondary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 953 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135649. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 953
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 135649

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Accrington Academy was 39.8, against 41.8 in Hyndburn and 46.2 in England.
37% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Hyndburn | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50.8% | 55.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 189 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-christophers-church-of-england-high-school-e137421): 300 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [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): 480 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-hyndburn-park-primary-school-e119183): 820 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicholas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119447): 850 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [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): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Alternative School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alternative-school-e136237): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135649)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135649)

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