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Schools in Accrington

49 schools from official GIAS records — including 29 primary and 10 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Accrington

Accrington has 49 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 29 primary (69%), 10 secondary (24%) and 2 nursery (5%). They fall under Lancashire local authority. The most common types are voluntary aided school (17), community school (9) and academy converter (5). This includes 8 academies, 4 independent schools and 3 special schools.

How many schools are there in Accrington?

GIAS lists 49 schools in Accrington, England.

What types of schools are in Accrington?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (29), secondary (10) and nursery (2).

Which local authority covers Accrington?

Accrington schools are in Lancashire.

Where does this Accrington data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Accrington

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed48
  • Girls1

Age ranges

  • 4–1116
  • 11–168
  • 3–117
  • 5–116
  • 11–182
  • 2–41
  • 2–51
  • 5–181

Local authorities

  • Lancashire49

School types

  • Voluntary aided school17
  • Community school9
  • Academy converter5
  • Voluntary controlled school3
  • Other independent school3
  • Academy sponsor led3
  • Pupil referral unit2
  • Local authority nursery school2
  • Studio schools1
  • Other independent special school1
Special
3
Independent
4
Academies
8

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