Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn, Accrington

In 2026, pupils at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.1, against 44.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 209 families put Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn as their first choice and 437 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 58 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn are Rhyddings (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 33.9); The Hollins (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 41.9); Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); and Accrington Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8).

Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

95 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (81%).

Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 71% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 89 pupils (11.1%) received SEN support and 21 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Accrington Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mount Carmel Rchs (by), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 504 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn issued 151 suspensions, 19 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn are Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School (0.2 miles); St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington (0.4 miles); St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle (0.4 miles); and St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.