Schools in Lancashire
702 schools across 65 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 261 of 702 schools here that have a published grade.
Lancashire has 702 schools across 65 towns — 480 primary, 79 secondary, educating around 179,995 pupils. 83% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (216 of 261). There are currently 90 open teaching jobs in Lancashire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Lancashire.
Lancashirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Lancashire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Latest teaching jobs in Lancashire
Trust Catering Service Lead
Apex Collaborative Trust · Nelson
£47,665.00 - £53,052.00 Annually (Actual)Closes 9 NovSchool Site Supervisor
Tor View School · Rossendale
26,427.00 - 26,847.00Closes 9 NovSchool Site Supervisor - Driver
Tor View School · Rossendale
22,803.00 - 23,166.00Closes 9 NovData Officer
The Hyndburn Academy · Blackburn
£34,357.00 Annually (FTE) 5 Inset days per year, plus an additional 3 planning days, at least one personal day per yearCloses 16 NovTeacher of Design Technology
Pendle Vale College · Nelson
MPS/UPSCloses 16 NovTeaching Assistant Level 3 - Temporary Position
Pendle Vale College · Nelson
Grade 6 SCP11-19Closes 13 Nov
Teaching supply agencies in Lancashire
Recruitment and supply agencies that place teachers and support staff across Lancashire and the surrounding region — for day-to-day supply, long-term and permanent roles.
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Claim this spot →Top-performing schools in Lancashire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School75.5Attainment 8
- 2Lancaster Girls' Grammar School72.1Attainment 8
- 3Lancaster Royal Grammar School71.6Attainment 8
- 4Clitheroe Royal Grammar School70.8Attainment 8
- 5Preston Muslim Girls High School61.7Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Lancashire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Accrington
Adlington
Bacup
Barnoldswick
BARNOLDSWICK
Barrowford
Blackburn
Blackpool
Bolton
Burnley
BURNLEY
Burscough
Bury
Carnforth
Chorley
CHORLEY
Clitheroe
CLITHEROE
Cockerham, Lancaster
Colne
Fleetwood
FLEETWOOD
Fylde
Great Harwood
Haslingden
Hyndburn
Lancaster
Leyland
Longridge
Lytham St Annes
Lytham St. Annes
Morecambe
Nelson
Nr Carnforth
Nr Ormskirk
Nr Wigan
Ormskirk
Oswaldtwistle
Padiham
Padiham, Burnley
Pendle
Poulton
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-Le-Fylde
Preston
PRESTON
Rawtenstall
Ribble Valley
Rishton
Rochdale
ROCHDALE
Rossendale
ROSSENDALE
Sabden
Skelmersdale
South Ribble
Southport
St Michael's-on-Wyre, Preston
Thornton-Cleveleys
Upholland
Via Carnforth
West Lancashire
Whitworth
Wigan
Wyre
Outstanding Schools in Lancashire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, Lancashire· PR1 0LN
910 pupils
Attainment 8: 53.6
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ormskirk, Lancashire· L39 5AS
202 pupils
KS2: 87% met expected standard
Bacup Nursery School
Bacup, Lancashire· OL13 8EF
77 pupils
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 6QT
121 pupils
KS2: 88% met expected standard
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Preston, Lancashire· PR3 5AS
193 pupils
KS2: 81% met expected standard
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, Lancashire· LA5 0RG
59 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard