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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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

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.

SchoolPhaseWhat 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)

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