UK Schools
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School is a mixed secondary academy in Accrington, Lancashire County Council, teaching 1,280 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 5 January 2026 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School.
- 2 School re-opens for Years 7, 10, 11 & L6
- 3 School re-opens for Years 8, 9 & U6
- 17–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 School re-opens after Autumn Half Term
- 19 School closes for Christmas Holiday
- 5 School re-opens for Spring Term
- 12–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 School re-opens after Spring Half Term
- 27 School closes for Easter Holiday
- 13 School re-opens for Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (May Day)
- 22–29 Summer Half Term
- 1 School re-opens after Summer Half Term
- 22 School closes for Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School re-opens for Years 7, 10, 11 & L6 Sep 2, 2025 Event
- School re-opens for Years 8, 9 & U6 Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 17-31, 2025 Holiday
- School re-opens after Autumn Half Term Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
- School closes for Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- School re-opens for Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 12-20, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens after Spring Half Term Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Easter Holiday Mar 27, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (May Day) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 22-29, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens after Summer Half Term Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Holiday Jul 22, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.93 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 12% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 99% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.