School Admission Appeals

Contested schools in Lancashire

These are the Lancashire schools that turned first-choice families away in at least one of the last three years — either because more families named them first than they had places, or because they refused families who named them first anyway. Figures shown are for 2026/27. Demand is not a forecast: an oversubscribed school turns more families away, which is not the same as their appeals succeeding more often.

Appeal success rates for Lancashire

Secondary schools (52)

Each has its own page with a 12-year demand history.

Contested secondary schools in Lancashire, 2026/27
School Places First choices Per place
Corpus Christi Catholic High School 151 278 1.84
Bay Leadership Academy 136 213 1.57
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College 168 244 1.45
Lathom High School : A Technology College 160 228 1.43
St Michael's Church of England High School 219 311 1.42
Broughton High School 168 234 1.39
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 175 231 1.32
St Bede's Catholic High School 133 176 1.32
Whitworth Community High School 125 165 1.32
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn 160 209 1.31
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School 190 246 1.29
Alder Grange School 142 177 1.25
St Mary's Catholic High School 160 199 1.24
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy 289 353 1.22
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School 160 195 1.22
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 181 219 1.21
Lostock Hall Academy 156 187 1.20
All Hallows Catholic High School 171 201 1.18
Preston Muslim Girls High School 120 141 1.18
Holy Cross Catholic High School 189 216 1.14
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 184 208 1.13
Shuttleworth College 192 217 1.13
Balshaw's Church of England High School 179 201 1.12
Lancaster Royal Grammar School 164 183 1.12
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form 127 141 1.11
Parklands High School 215 239 1.11
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 98 107 1.09
Penwortham Priory Academy 151 164 1.09
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School 179 193 1.08
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham 157 169 1.08
St Cecilia's RC High School 119 127 1.07
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 179 190 1.06
Burnley High School 119 126 1.06
Pendle Vale College 207 220 1.06
Bowland High 133 138 1.04
Ashton Community Science College 169 173 1.02
Hodgson Academy 212 217 1.02
Marsden Heights Community College 205 209 1.02
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 263 266 1.01
The Hollins 152 153 1.01
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 248 248 1
Penwortham Girls' High School 161 159 0.99
Eden Boys' School, Preston 121 116 0.96
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School 159 150 0.94
Lytham St Annes High School 275 257 0.93
Our Lady's Catholic High School 175 163 0.93
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 214 199 0.93
Albany Academy 142 129 0.91
Up Holland High School 192 174 0.91
Sir John Thursby Community College 223 199 0.89
Accrington Academy 199 165 0.83
Christ The King Catholic High School 95 75 0.79

Primary schools (192)

Primary schools are listed here as figures rather than pages. Most refusals at the Reception intake are infant class size cases, where a panel can only act on three narrow grounds and fewer than one in ten appeals succeeds — so the honest thing to publish is the data, not a page inviting an appeal.

Contested primary schools in Lancashire, 2026/27
School Places First choices Per place
The Olive School, Preston 60 135 2.25
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 30 58 1.93
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch 18 31 1.72
Barden Primary School 57 94 1.65
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School 30 48 1.60
Harris Primary School 29 46 1.59
Edenfield Church of England Primary School 30 47 1.57
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 44 68 1.55
Mossgate Primary School 28 43 1.54
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School 30 46 1.53
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town 15 23 1.53
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington 19 29 1.53
Salterforth Primary School 15 22 1.47
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 25 36 1.44
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School 35 50 1.43
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School 19 27 1.42
Thornton Primary School 19 27 1.42
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 27 38 1.41
Worsthorne Primary School 29 41 1.41
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery 16 22 1.38
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 30 41 1.37
Moorside Community Primary Academy School 27 37 1.37
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School 17 23 1.35
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School 20 27 1.35
Barrow URC Primary School 30 40 1.33
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School 30 40 1.33
Hambleton Primary Academy 30 40 1.33
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 15 20 1.33
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 30 40 1.33
Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 15 20 1.33
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 29 38 1.31
Coupe Green Primary School 20 26 1.30
Crawford Village Primary School 10 13 —
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 30 39 1.30
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School 20 26 1.30
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 59 76 1.29
Blacko Primary School 14 18 —
Fishwick Primary School 17 22 1.29
Cottam Primary School 60 77 1.28
Haslingden Broadway Primary School 30 38 1.27
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 30 38 1.27
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh 15 19 —
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School 30 38 1.27
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham 31 39 1.26
Lytham Hall Park Primary School 60 75 1.25
Marsden Community Primary School 59 74 1.25
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School 29 36 1.24
Queen's Drive Primary School 60 74 1.23
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School 29 35 1.21
Tarleton Community Primary School 29 35 1.21
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 25 30 1.20
Brabins Endowed School 15 18 —
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 10 12 —
Britannia Community Primary School 30 36 1.20
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School 59 71 1.20
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School 30 36 1.20
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 30 36 1.20
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School 59 71 1.20
Great Wood Primary School 60 72 1.20
Sharneyford Primary School 10 12 —
Anderton Primary School 30 35 1.17
Great Harwood Primary School 29 34 1.17
St Catherine's RC Primary School 30 35 1.17
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall 29 34 1.17
Sherwood Primary School 60 69 1.15
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School 36 41 1.14
Delph Side Community Primary School 29 33 1.14
Holmeswood Methodist School 7 8 —
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 21 24 1.14
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School 29 33 1.14
Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 35 40 1.14
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery 83 95 1.14
Farington Primary School 30 34 1.13
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School 30 34 1.13
Longsands Community Primary School 30 34 1.13
Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School 30 34 1.13
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston 30 34 1.13
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School 30 34 1.13
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 30 34 1.13
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School 25 28 1.12
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School 18 20 1.11
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School 28 31 1.11
Maharishi Free School 18 20 1.11
Accrington Woodnook Primary School 30 33 1.10
Gisburn Road Community Primary School 30 33 1.10
Northfold Community Primary School 29 32 1.10
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School 29 32 1.10
Pendle Primary Academy 60 66 1.10
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 30 33 1.10
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 30 33 1.10
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 31 34 1.10
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School 59 65 1.10
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy 32 35 1.09
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School 60 65 1.08
Bradley Primary School 58 62 1.07
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 30 32 1.07
Colne Lord Street School 29 31 1.07
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 14 15 —
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School 30 32 1.07
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley 45 48 1.07
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham 29 31 1.07
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 30 32 1.07
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 28 30 1.07
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School 18 19 —
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 19 20 1.05
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School 30 31 1.03
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton 30 31 1.03
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School 29 30 1.03
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School 29 30 1.03
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 30 31 1.03
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School 59 60 1.02
Rosewood Primary School 59 60 1.02
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 9 9 —
Belthorn Academy Primary School 30 30 1
Duke Street Primary School 39 39 1
Edisford Primary School 30 30 1
Forton Primary School 12 12 —
Howick Church Endowed Primary School 12 12 —
Laneshaw Bridge Primary 23 23 1
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School 44 44 1
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School 20 20 1
Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School 5 5 —
Moss Side Primary School 30 30 1
Nether Kellet Community Primary School 15 15 —
Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School 8 8 —
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 23 23 1
Read St John's CofE Primary School 29 29 1
Ribblesdale School 24 24 1
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School 26 26 1
Sabden Primary School 14 14 —
Scorton Church of England Primary School 7 7 —
Shakespeare Primary School 55 55 1
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School 20 20 1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton 29 29 1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 30 30 1
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green 14 14 —
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping 7 7 —
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors 10 10 —
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton 23 23 1
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy 20 20 1
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton 30 30 1
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School 7 7 —
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 44 43 0.98
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School 29 28 0.97
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 52 50 0.96
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 48 46 0.96
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 25 24 0.96
Longton Primary School 23 22 0.96
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 27 26 0.96
Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School 20 19 —
Chatburn Church of England Primary School 16 15 —
Lostock Hall Community Primary School 48 45 0.94
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston 29 27 0.93
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School 57 53 0.93
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 27 25 0.93
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 29 27 0.93
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School 24 22 0.92
Highfield Community Primary School 24 22 0.92
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School 24 22 0.92
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 30 27 0.90
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 29 26 0.90
Samlesbury Church of England School 10 9 —
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School 40 36 0.90
St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger 30 27 0.90
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School 30 27 0.90
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge 19 17 —
Helmshore Primary School 55 49 0.89
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 38 34 0.89
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 35 31 0.89
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 19 17 —
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 60 53 0.88
St Chad's Catholic Primary School 17 15 —
Burscough Village Primary School 30 26 0.87
Casterton Primary Academy 39 34 0.87
Whalley Church of England Primary School 43 37 0.86
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston 26 22 0.85
Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School 30 25 0.83
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School 23 19 —
Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 12 10 —
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School 30 25 0.83
Altham St James Church of England Primary School 11 9 —
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 28 23 0.82
Castercliff Primary School 37 30 0.81
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School 15 12 —
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 29 23 0.79
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School 19 15 —
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 29 23 0.79
West End Primary School 29 23 0.79
Catforth Primary School 13 10 —
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 6 4 —
Kelbrook Primary School 14 9 —
Newburgh Church of England Primary School 10 6 —

Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, school-level file, 2026/27. Appeal outcomes are not published for individual schools — how we source and calculate the figures.