The Hollins
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Hollins Lane, Accrington, BB5 2QY
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
794
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
156 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
497
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 156 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 179 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 497 | 158 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Bird
- Address
- Hollins Lane, Accrington, BB5 2QY
- Phone
- 01254233500
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Baxenden · Hyndburn
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148922
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LET EDUCATION TRUST
794 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 830 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 151 | 9% | 44% | 66% | |
| Mathematics | 148 | 11% | 40% | 59% | |
| Religious Studies | 142 | 13% | 39% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 142 | 13% | 51% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 6% | 28% | 52% | |
| History | 77 | 16% | 45% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 7% | 32% | 69% | |
| Geography | 32 | 9% | 41% | 47% | |
| French | 29 | 31% | 72% | 76% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 17% | 38% | 62% | |
| Business | 27 | 7% | 30% | 44% | |
| Design & Technology | 27 | 11% | 33% | 52% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.