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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Preston
0.71 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.94 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Chorley
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Wigan
0.87 - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Barnoldswick
0.82 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green
Clitheroe
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Bacup
0.90 - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster
- - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.95 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Preston
1.00 - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Burnley
0.97 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Preston
0.94 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
Preston
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Chorley
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Preston
- - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
Preston
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town
Preston
1.53 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
Morecambe
1.00 - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick
Ormskirk
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
ROSSENDALE
0.83 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Burnley
0.95 - none held
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping
Preston
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
Accrington
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Rossendale
0.89 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Blackburn
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
Blackburn
0.92 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
Clitheroe
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bacup
- - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Preston
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Preston
0.98 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery
St Michael's-on-Wyre, Preston
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Accrington
0.91 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull
Chorley
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Preston
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Accrington
1.53 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Morecambe
1.10 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
Preston
0.80 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
Nr Ormskirk
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Accrington
0.50 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
Chorley
0.97 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
Rossendale
1.72 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale
1.07 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Stephen's CofE School
PRESTON
0.94 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Upholland
0.96 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston
0.88 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Skelmersdale
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore 0.92 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School
Lancaster
1.14 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Preston
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Great Harwood
0.80 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Fleetwood
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston
Preston
0.89 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton
Chorley
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood
1.00 - School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Blackpool
1.14 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stalmine Primary School
Poulton-le-Fylde
0.93 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stanah Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys
0.96 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Strike Lane Primary School
Preston
0.91 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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