53%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
25%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
37.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
34%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
374.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Hyndburn Academy · Secondary · Lancashire
Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
53%
+0pp
53%48%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
25%
+1pp
30%25%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
Attainment 8
37.4
-0.7
39.736.533.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.4
EBacc entry
34%
+4pp
34%17%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
EBacc APS
374.7
+65.7
374.7288.0201.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 374.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
654
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
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 | 53% | 25% | 37.4 | Not applicable | 34% | 374.7 | 46% | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 24% | 38.1 | -0.78 | 30% | 309.0 | 38% | 617 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 19% | 33.4 | -0.89 | 27% | 201.3 | 31% | 581 |
| 2021/22 | 43% | 30% | 36.2 | -0.65 | 4% | 234.2 | 5% | 485 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 19% | 39.7 | -0.26 | 0% | 287.9 | 0% | 392 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 654 | 17.7 | 21% | 17% | 44% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 617 | 16.3 | 20% | 14% | 43% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 581 | 15.0 | 18% | 14% | 44% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 485 | 14.8 | 17% | 11% | 46% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 445 | 17.9 | 15% | 10% | 44% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 392 | 13.9 | 10% | 6% | 40% | 7% | 24% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 9% | 28% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.