The Hyndburn Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stourton Street
 Rishton
 Blackburn
 Lancashire BB1 4ED
Telephone: 01254 885378

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Norden High School & Sports College
Trust: United Learning Trust
Sponsor: United Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Umar Wazir (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Nicola Palmer
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 35.6 / 8
Non-teaching Staff*: 35.8
Number of pupils: 654
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.4
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 42.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 22.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 27.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 55.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Hyndburn
Electoral Ward: Rishton
School Number: 8884021

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 30th March 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of Engl... (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a ... (0.5km) show on map
  3. Rishton Methodist Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. The Willows (0.6km) show on map
  5. Great Harwood St John's Church of England Pri... (1.5km) show on map
  6. Great Harwood Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  7. St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, G... (1.5km) show on map
  8. Park View (2.0km) show on map
  9. Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of Englan... (2.1km) show on map
  10. Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church ... (2.2km) show on map
  11. Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  12. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  13. St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Gr... (2.6km) show on map
  14. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clay... (2.6km) show on map
  15. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  16. Intack Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  17. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church (2.8km) show on map
  18. Accrington St Christopher's Church of England... (2.9km) show on map
  19. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School (3.0km) show on map
  20. Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary... (3.1km) show on map
  21. Oswaldtwistle School (3.1km) show on map
  22. Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Pri... (3.1km) show on map
  23. Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  24. Accrington Academy (3.2km) show on map
  25. Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England P... (3.2km) show on map
  26. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  27. Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  28. Shadsworth Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  29. Rhyddings (3.4km) show on map
  30. Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School (3.4km) show on map
  31. Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda (3.4km) show on map
  32. Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  33. Daisyfield Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  34. Islamiyah School (3.5km) show on map
  35. Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of Engla... (3.6km) show on map
  36. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswa... (3.6km) show on map
  37. Fairfield Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  38. Roe Lee Park Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  39. Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  40. St Antony's RC Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  41. St Thomas's Centre (3.8km) show on map
  42. Cedars Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  43. Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Co... (3.9km) show on map
  44. Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primar... (3.9km) show on map
  45. Brookhouse Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  46. Accrington St John with St Augustine Church o... (4.0km) show on map
  47. Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn (4.0km) show on map
  48. The Alternative School (4.0km) show on map
  49. Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Volunt... (4.0km) show on map
  50. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho (4.1km) show on map
  51. Shadsworth Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  52. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (4.3km) show on map
  53. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  54. Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (4.4km) show on map
  55. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  56. Accrington Peel Park Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  57. Audley Junior School (4.4km) show on map
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  64. Accrington Woodnook Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  65. Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of E... (4.6km) show on map
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  69. Newfield School (4.7km) show on map
  70. Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of Engl... (4.7km) show on map
  71. Altham St James Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  72. St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, ... (4.9km) show on map
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  76. Blackburn Central High School (5.0km) show on map
  77. Green Haworth Church of England Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  78. Lammack Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  79. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (5.2km) show on map
  80. Blackburn College (5.3km) show on map
  81. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (5.5km) show on map
  82. Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  83. Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (5.6km) show on map
  84. St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England V... (5.6km) show on map
  85. The Hollins (5.6km) show on map
  86. Ashworth Nursery School (5.7km) show on map
  87. Markazul Uloom (5.7km) show on map
  88. Noorul Uloom (5.7km) show on map
  89. Whalley Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  90. Read St John's CofE Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  91. Dar Ul Madinah (5.8km) show on map
  92. Salesbury Church of England Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  93. St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (5.9km) show on map
  94. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Bl... (5.9km) show on map
  95. Longshaw Community Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  96. St Silas's CofE Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  97. Belthorn Academy Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  98. St James' Church of England Primary School (6.1km) show on map
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