Hutton Church of England Grammar School

Secondary Maintained Preston 📅 Term dates 2025–2026 🏅 Ofsted: Report 2026 📊 Attainment 8: 50.1

Hutton Church of England Grammar School is a boys' local-authority maintained secondary school in Preston, Lancashire County Council, teaching 807 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 50.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Hutton Church of England Grammar School.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourExpected standard
Personal development & wellbeingStrong standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 6 May 2026 · Published 22 Jun 2026
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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 Hutton Church of England Grammar School.

Hutton Church of England Grammar School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 Start of Autumn Term (Years 7, 12, and 13)
  • 3 Start of Autumn Term (Years 8, 9, 10, and 11)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Inset Day 2
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 End of Autumn Term (12:30pm)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day
  • 5 Start of Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Inset Day 4
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 End of Spring Term (12:30pm)
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Start of Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 End of Summer Term (12:30pm)
  • 18–31 Summer Holiday
  • 20 Inset Day 5 (taken as twilight)
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Start of Autumn Term (Years 7, 12, and 13) Sep 2, 2025 Term
  • Start of Autumn Term (Years 8, 9, 10, and 11) Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Inset Day 2 Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • End of Autumn Term (12:30pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Inset Day 4 Feb 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Spring Term (12:30pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Start of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Summer Term (12:30pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Inset Day 5 (taken as twilight) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
50.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 24%
51.7% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 26%
32.1 A level average score England 35
15.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Hutton Church of England Grammar School with Lancashire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.1 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 50.1
Lancashire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 +4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 51.7%
Lancashire County Council 43.5% England 45.4% +6.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.6
Lancashire County Council 32.7 England 34.9 -1.3 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 18.8
Lancashire County Council 16.6 England 15.5 +3.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 12.4%
Lancashire County Council 25.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 145
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.1 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

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A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 32.1
Lancashire County Council 36.46 England 35 -2.9 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 60
Attendance 15.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 15.9%
Lancashire County Council 17.1% England 17.8% -1.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.6%
Lancashire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% -0.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

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In education, apprenticeship or work 95%
Lancashire County Council 90% England 92% +3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 83%
Lancashire County Council 79% England 83% in line with England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Lancashire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 86%
Lancashire County Council 80% England 79% +7 vs England
Went to higher education 53%
Lancashire County Council 36% England 37% +16 vs England
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 Hutton Church of England Grammar 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Hutton Church of England Grammar 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.