UK Schools
The Hollins
The Hollins is a mixed secondary academy in Accrington, Lancashire County Council, teaching 794 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Hollins.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Hollins.
- 1 Staff INSET Day (Staff in school)
- 2–3 School reopens for Year 7 only
- 4 School reopens for all pupils
- 25 Open Evening (School closes at 1pm)
- 26 Staff INSET Day (Staff in school)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 School reopens for all year groups
- 19 School closes at 2pm (End of Autumn Term)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 School reopens for all year groups (Start of Spring Term)
- 13 Staff INSET Day (Staff in school)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 School reopens for all year groups
- 27 School closes at 3pm (End of Spring Term)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 School reopens for all year groups (Start of Summer Term)
- 4 May Bank Holiday (School closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1 School reopens for all year groups
- 22 Staff INSET Day (Staff in school)
- 17 School closes at 2pm (End of Summer Term)
- 20 Staff INSET Day (Staff not in school)
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff INSET Day (Staff in school) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School reopens for Year 7 only Sep 2-3, 2025 Event
- School reopens for all pupils Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Open Evening (School closes at 1pm) Sep 25, 2025 Event
- Staff INSET Day (Staff in school) Sep 26, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens for all year groups Nov 3, 2025 Event
- School closes at 2pm (End of Autumn Term) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all year groups (Start of Spring Term) Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Staff INSET Day (Staff in school) Feb 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all year groups Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School closes at 3pm (End of Spring Term) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all year groups (Start of Summer Term) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Bank Holiday (School closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all year groups Jun 1, 2026 Event
- Staff INSET Day (Staff in school) Jun 22, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes at 2pm (End of Summer Term) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Staff INSET Day (Staff not in school) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Hollins with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 23.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council 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 The Hollins. 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 The Hollins 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.