The Hyndburn Academy

The Hyndburn Academy, previously known as Norden High School and Sports College, is the united learning academy school situated in the town of Rishton, Lancashire, United Kingdom.^[1] The current headteacher is Nicola Palmer, who was appointed in 2019.

The Hyndburn Academy
Location
Stourton Street Rishton , Lancashire , BB1 4ED England
Coordinates	53.7709°N 2.4185°W / 53.7709; -2.4185
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	"The best in everyone"
Established	1942
Local authority	Lancashire
Trust	United Learning
Department for Education URN	144356 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Nicola Palmer
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	396
Capacity	685
Houses	Turing Mandela Jackson Curie
Website	www.thehyndburnacademy.org.uk
5km 3.1miles Hyndburn Academy

Description

The school provides secondary education for around 600 children aged 11 to 16 who live in the towns of Rishton, Great Harwood, Clayton-Le-Moors and Accrington. In the 2019 GCSE results, the percentage of students who received Grade 5 or higher was 19%, and 39.7% of students achieved the Progress 8 benchmark.^[2]

The school gained sports college status in 2004,^[3]

Ofsted ratings

Following an Ofsted inspection in 2016, the school received a rating of 'Inadequate'. It subsequently became part of the United Learning trust of academies and was rebranded as The Hyndburn Academy in 2017.^[4] The school had a further Ofsted inspection in 2022 and received a rating of 'Good'.^[5]

Notable former pupils

• Brett Ormerod, professional footballer
• Steven Pinder, actor ^[6]
• Graham Duff, Writer and creator of Ideal, BBC TV Comedy Series ^[7]