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

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

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Sabden Primary School
Sabden
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Chorley
0.95 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.95 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
Thornton-Cleveleys
0.92 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
Accrington
0.96 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Colne
1.13 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
Blackburn
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Salterforth Primary School
Barnoldswick
1.47 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Samlesbury Church of England School
Preston
0.90 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Ormskirk
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Scorton Church of England Primary School
Preston
- - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Lancaster
0.96 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Seven Stars Primary School
Leyland
0.97 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Shakespeare Primary School
Fleetwood
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sharneyford Primary School
Bacup
1.20 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sherwood Primary School
Preston
1.15 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Carnforth
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Burnley
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Poulton-le-Fylde
1.33 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Lancaster
0.93 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School
Clitheroe
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Lancaster
0.83 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Leyland
0.81 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Rossendale
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Accrington
0.75 - Inadequate
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Lytham St Annes
0.96 - Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.87 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.89 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Rochdale
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Chorley
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster
1.27 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.61 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Catherine's RC Primary School
Leyland
1.17 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Chorley
0.88 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn
0.95 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.89 - Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
Preston
1.27 - Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
Chorley
1.07 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Chorley
0.96 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
1.10 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Blackburn
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.85 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale
1.31 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
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0.87 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
Burnley
0.90 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
Rossendale
1.17 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Nelson
0.80 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
Rochdale
0.92 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Burnley
0.79 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
Burnley
1.07 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough
Burscough
0.86 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale
0.87 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger
Burnley
0.90 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
Accrington
1.30 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Chorley
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Preston
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Chorley
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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