Accrington Academy
About the school
Accrington Academy is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 March 2025
- Published
- 28 April 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.4
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.70%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.50%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 52.20%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.67
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- Suppressed
Average A-level points
- School
- Suppressed
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
993
Girls
53.27%
Boys
46.73%
SEN support
12.08%
Education, health and care plan
1.51%
English as an additional language
22.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.18%
Overall absence
10.41
Persistent absence
30.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
183
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
70
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
49%
Further education
7%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
20%