Schools in Lancashire
555 schools with published admissions figures
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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.
How the 2026 round went in Lancashire
Primary
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Offered their first choice
91.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.9% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
12,122
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 91.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 1.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.9%.
The council's primary schools between them had 15,442 places for 12,122 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
87.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 86.6% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
13,782
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 87.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 86.6%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 14,702 places for 13,782 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.
If a family is refused a place
In 2026, families in Lancashire lodged 1,322 appeals about a school place.
926 of them were heard by a panel and 237 succeeded, which is about 26 in every 100 heard.
The other 396 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.
This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.
Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.
Schools here running specialist SEN provision
14 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.
| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Barden Primary School
Burnley |
primary | SEN unit |
| Barrowford School
Nelson |
primary | SEN unit |
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Preston |
primary | SEN unit |
| Carnforth Community Primary School
Carnforth |
primary | SEN unit |
| Clayton Brook Primary School
Preston |
primary | SEN unit |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School
Fleetwood |
primary | SEN unit |
| Holme Slack Community Primary School
Preston |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
Accrington |
primary | SEN unit |
| Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Padiham, Burnley |
primary | SEN unit |
| Seven Stars Primary School
Leyland |
primary | SEN unit |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale |
primary | SEN unit |
| Thornton Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys |
primary | SEN unit |
| Ashton Community Science College
Preston |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| Wellfield Academy
Leyland |
secondary | Resourced provision |
This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.
All Through
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharishi Free School
Ormskirk |
1.11 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Ribblesdale School
Clitheroe |
0.93 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Primary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Village Primary School
Chorley |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
Accrington |
0.88 | - | Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington Huncoat Primary School
Accrington |
0.96 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Accrington |
1.02 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Accrington |
0.85 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Accrington |
0.95 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School
Accrington |
1.53 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Accrington |
0.78 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Accrington |
1.10 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Adlington Primary School
Chorley |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Chorley |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston |
0.89 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Accrington |
0.82 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Anderton Primary School
Adlington |
1.17 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Ansdell Primary School
Lytham St Annes |
0.86 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy
Wigan |
0.86 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School
Carnforth |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Ashton Primary School
Preston |
0.66 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Preston |
1.29 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ormskirk |
1.93 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ormskirk |
0.90 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Aughton Town Green Primary School
Ormskirk |
0.58 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Bacup |
0.94 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
Bacup |
- | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School
Bacup |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn |
- | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Chorley |
0.96 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Preston |
0.78 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Banks Methodist School
Southport |
- | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Banks St Stephen's CofE School
Southport |
0.92 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Barden Primary School
Burnley |
1.65 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barnacre Road Primary School
Longridge |
1.00 | - | Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Barnoldswick |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barrow URC Primary School
Clitheroe |
1.33 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barrowford School
Nelson |
0.84 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Nelson |
1.35 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Preston |
1.20 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School
Accrington |
0.83 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Belthorn Academy Primary School
Blackburn |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Ormskirk |
1.38 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School
Preston |
0.58 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Skelmersdale |
0.83 | - | none held |
| Blacko Primary School
Nelson |
1.29 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Clitheroe |
- | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Carnforth |
0.94 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Lancaster |
0.96 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Brabins Endowed School
Preston |
1.20 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bradley Primary School
Nelson |
1.07 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Leyland |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Briercliffe Primary School
Burnley |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
Preston |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Chorley |
1.20 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
Chorley |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Britannia Community Primary School
Bacup |
1.20 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Preston |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Brookfield Community Primary School
Preston |
0.70 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Brookfield Park Primary School
Skelmersdale |
0.85 | - | Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
Preston |
1.20 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Elsewhere
- Most sought-after schools in Lancashire by first preferences per place
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- Schools in BL0 (7)
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- Schools in FY3 (9)
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- Schools in FY6 (13)
- Schools in FY7 (9)
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- Schools in L39 (12)
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- Schools in LA3 (9)
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