The Hyndburn Academy

Type	Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	11-16
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Stourton Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4ED
Phone	01254885378
Reference Number	144356

General Makeup

Number of pupils	617
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 47.16% Girls: 52.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	42.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	13.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

24.6

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	64	69	133
8	75	66	141
9	54	70	124
10	62	61	123
11	36	60	96

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	77%
Pakistani	14.6%
White & Asian	2.1%
White, Other	1.8%
Mixed, Other	1%
Asian, Other	0.8%
Chinese	0.5%
Unclassified	0.5%
African	0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.2%
Caribbean	0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Good
Last Inspection Date	2022-05-26

Date	Description	Report
2022-03-30	School inspection:	School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
38.1	Unlock	Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	24.2%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	46.3%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	53	8
Third Preference	49	3
From another Local Authority	3	0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Arundel Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4DT	0.1 miles
St Charles' RC School Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4HT	0.36 miles
Rishton Methodist Primary School George Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4JF	0.43 miles
Great Harwood Primary School Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7JQ	0.88 miles
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7JQ	0.88 miles
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School St John's Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7ES	0.91 miles
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Church Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5HT	1.26 miles
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Ash Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7QA	1.33 miles
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Earl Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5NH	1.54 miles
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Hallfield Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7SN	1.59 miles
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School St Nicholas Road, Church, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4DN	1.62 miles
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors Devonshire Drive, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5RJ	1.67 miles
Intack Primary School Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3HY	1.7 miles
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 4QA	1.73 miles
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church Bradshaw Row, Church, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4HG	1.79 miles
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4QG	1.96 miles
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Knuzden, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2DR	1.96 miles
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3DD	2.01 miles
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Park Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1ST	2.01 miles
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Robinson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5PE	2.04 miles

Name	Distance
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Queen's Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY	1.86 miles
Accrington Academy Queens Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4FF	2.02 miles
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda 32 Moss Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5JT	2.06 miles
Islamiyah School Willow Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5NQ	2.08 miles
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School 30 Moss Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5JT	2.12 miles
Rhyddings Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3EA	2.13 miles
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy North Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1PY	2.47 miles
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU	2.49 miles
Al Islah Girls' High School 108 Audley Range, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1TF	2.73 miles
Newfield School Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2PW	2.8 miles
Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QA	2.82 miles
Blackburn Central High School Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HJ	3.06 miles
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Elker Lane, Billington, Elker Lane, Billington, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9JA	3.08 miles
Blackburn College Blackburn College, Harrison Centre, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1LH	3.28 miles
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6DF	3.36 miles
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Sumner Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LD	3.48 miles
Markazul Uloom Park Lee Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3NY	3.51 miles
Noorul Uloom Park Lee Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3NY	3.51 miles
The Hollins Hollins Lane, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2QY	3.52 miles
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Duckworth Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2JR	3.65 miles

The Hyndburn Academy

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)