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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

Secondary Academy school in Accrington BB5 4AY

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  • School Reference Number: 137421
  • Address: Queen's Road West, Accrington BB5 4AY
  • Headteacher: Headteacher Richard Jones
  • Telephone: 01254 232992
  • Website: st-christophers.org
  • Managing Organisation: ACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,280
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 06/12/2016

Rating published on 12/01/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
15 March 2022 19 May 2022 School inspection
6 December 2016 12 January 2017 Full inspection Good
21 October 2013 5 November 2013 Curriculum and development visit
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter
3 November 2011 25 November 2011 Full inspection Outstanding

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Unique Reference Number137421
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number4630
School / College NameAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE03
DioceseDiocese of Blackburn
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,280
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,313
Number of Boys632
Number of Girls681
Percentage Free School Meals12.20
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code2063
Academy trust or TrustACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10035196
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetQueen's Road West
Locality
Address3
TownAccrington
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB5 4AY
Websitehttp://www.st-christophers.org/
Telephone01254232992
Headteacher/Principal titleHeadteacher
Headteacher/Principal first nameRichard
Headteacher/Principal last nameJones
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000120
DistrictHyndburn
Ward CodeE05005206
WardAltham
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001299
Parliamentary ConstituencyHyndburn
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting375219
Northing429494
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Hyndburn 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Hyndburn 002C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number4630
Country
UPRN100012545822
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005213
LSOA CodeE01025034
Free School Meals125
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137421
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137421
LAESTAB8884630
School nameAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyHyndburn
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB5 4AY
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,313
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10204440
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection137421
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8884630
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection16/03/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date18/05/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10012459
Inspection typeExempt School Inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date06/12/2016
Publication date12/01/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137421
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8884630
School name at time of latest graded inspectionAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionOutstanding
Previous inspection numberITS386099
Previous inspection start date03/11/2011
Previous publication date25/11/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137421
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8884630
School name at time of previous graded inspectionAccrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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