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Accrington Academy

Secondary school in Accrington, Lancashire. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Mar 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 28 April 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2029

The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.2 milesAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

    Secondary, Accrington, Lancashire

    Report card, May 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected

  2. 1.2 milesMount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn

    Secondary, Accrington, Lancashire

    Report card, Nov 2025: 2 strong, 4 expected

  3. 1.3 milesRhyddings

    Secondary, Accrington, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jan 2025)

  4. 1.8 milesThe Hollins

    Secondary, Accrington, Lancashire

    Standards maintained (Oct 2024)

  5. 2.0 milesThe Hyndburn Academy

    Secondary, Blackburn, Lancashire

    Report card, May 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.