Secondary
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, Accrington, BB5 4AY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1280 of 1280 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 81.2
- Pupils per adult
- 16.2
- Pupils
- 1,313
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)December 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
60%
21 points above the Accrington average (39% across 5 schools)
50.7
8.7 above the Accrington average (42.0 across 5 schools)
1st of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Accrington we can score - 6 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 |
| Entered the EBacc | 23% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.93 |
| A level students | 149 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 56% |
| 23/24 | 41% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.7 |
| 22/23 | 33.4 |
| 23/24 | 31.6 |
| 24/25 | 30.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.21 |
| 22/23 | -0.10 |
| 23/24 | -0.26 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.3 |
| 22/23 | 50.6 |
| 23/24 | 45.5 |
| 24/25 | 50.7 |
Queen's Road West, Accrington, BB5 4AY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Richard Jones
- Address
- Queen's Road West, Accrington, BB5 4AY
- Telephone
- 01254232992