Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

Queen's Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

50.7

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–18

Ages

1,293

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,293 / 1,280 (101%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Religious Character: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

14.6%

Disadvantaged

5.6%

EAL

3.3%

SEN support

9.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

50.7

Attainment 8

1,293 pupils

59.5%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

73.5%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

4.3

EBacc avg point score

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

A-level average grade

149 students

7.7%

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

63%

To higher education

27%

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Where pupils go next

99%

Sustained destination

85%

Stayed in education

12%

Apprenticeship

Attendance

6.2%

Overall absence

12.0%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

66.75

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +5.4 vs 2023/24

19.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.7 vs 2023/24

11.97

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

£47,932

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 15% on leadership pay

↑ +£11,131 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +6.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,318

Spend per pupil

£7,656

Income per pupil

54%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.