The educational watchdog Ofsted visited 113 mainstream primary schools, secondary schools and colleges in Lancashire between January 1 2024 and December 26 2025.
Educational establishments can be rated one of four grades - outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate - with a mix of ratings being given out throughout the year.
As of September 2024, Ofsted also changed the way it inspects schools so now, no overall effectiveness rating is given, instead just individual ratings across categories.
Of those 113 schools and colleges, nineteen were rated either ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’ against one or all categories in 2025.
Take a look at all those schools and colleges below, including their highlights and the areas that require improvement.
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17. Cherry Fold Community Primary School (Burnley)
Report published Sept 10 following an inspection on May 20-21. Classed as requires improvement for 4 categories, good for 1. Highlights: welcoming school; extra-curricular offers. Improvements needed: pupil absence rates; pupil behaviour; delivery of the intended curriculum. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps
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18. Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (Ormskirk)
Report published Sept 15 following an inspection on July 8-9. Classed as requires improvement for 3 categories, good for 2. Highlights: a safe, happy place to learn in; pupil's behave well. Improvements needed: ensure curriculum clearly identifies the essential knowledge that staff should teach; governing body's understanding of the school’s curriculum strengths & priorities; shcool leadership. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps
19. Eldon Primary School
Report published Nov 10 following a monitoring inspection of an inadequate school on Sept 30. Found that improvements had been made but more work is necessary for the school to no longer be judged as having serious weaknesses. Highlights: New Interim Executive Board is knowledgable & supportive; reduced staff absence. Improvements needed: Issues around staff & parent complaints have overshadowed the school’s ability to make all the necessary changes that are required to improve the quality of education that pupils receive. Previous inspection: Inadequate. | Google Maps
20. Highfield Leadership Academy
Report published Dec 3 following an inspection on Nov 22. Monitoring inspection of a requires improvement school. Highlights: increased leadership capacity, stable staffing; improved levels of pupil attendance. Improvements needed: staff understanding of the purpose of some activities; checks on learning. Previous inspection: Requires improvement. | Google