Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Voluntary aided school in Accrington, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 801 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 810 |
| Free school meals | 35.20% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.mountcarmelhigh.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01254233458 |
| URN | 119804 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 25 November 2025, published 26 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 September 2021, published 25 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Rhyddings (secondary school, about 0.8 km)
- The Hollins (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Accrington Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- The Hyndburn Academy (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 5.0 km)
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 7.1 km)
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form (secondary school, about 7.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.