56%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
39.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
52%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
682.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
993
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Accrington Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lancashire
Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
56%
-0pp
58%53%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
+5pp
39%34%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
39.4
-0.3
43.241.339.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.4
EBacc entry
52%
+1pp
56%31%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
EBacc APS
682.3
+14.4
744.5638.4532.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 682.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level value added
+0.02
+0.3
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
993
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Queens Road West, Accrington, BB5 4FF
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 39% | 39.4 | Not applicable | 52% | 682.3 | 55% | 993 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 34% | 39.7 | -0.62 | 51% | 668.0 | 53% | 1,051 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 30% | 40.6 | -0.40 | 56% | 647.1 | 57% | 1,090 |
| 2021/22 | 58% | 34% | 43.2 | -0.44 | 45% | 744.5 | 50% | 1,105 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 34% | 43.1 | -0.07 | 6% | 532.2 | 18% | 1,170 |
| 2017/18 | 55% | 35% | 44.5 | -0.05 | 5% | 562.3 | 24% | 1,135 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 26% | 46.1 | +0.14 | 12% | — | 35% | 1,128 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | +0.02 | Not eligible | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 27.4 | C- | -0.25 | 11% | 62 |
| 2022/23 | 25.6 | C- | — | 5% | 73 |
| 2021/22 | 29.4 | C | — | 3% | 52 |
| 2018/19 | 26.0 | C- | -0.16 | 0% | 113 |
| 2017/18 | 26.3 | C- | -0.08 | 0% | 96 |
| 2016/17 | 26.7 | C- | +0.19 | 0% | 106 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 993 | 17.2 | 14% | 23% | 41% | 10% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,051 | 16.3 | 14% | 24% | 36% | 10% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 1,090 | 17.1 | 16% | 19% | 36% | 10% | 37% |
| 2021/22 | 1,105 | 19.6 | 13% | 15% | 34% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,098 | 17.8 | 13% | 14% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,170 | 15.6 | 9% | 14% | 38% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 1,135 | 15.1 | 9% | 13% | 39% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 1,128 | 15.0 | 7% | 10% | 41% | 5% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.