The Hollins
School Name: The Hollins Address: Hollins Lane Town/City: Accrington County: Lancashire Postcode: BB5 2QY Telephone Number: 01254 233500 Website: http://www.thehollins.com
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2022 Trust: Let Education Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Dougan
Capacity: 800
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 794 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 35.4%
URN: 148922
DfE Number: 888/4195
UKPRN: 10089898
UPRN: 100012839260
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Hyndburn (E07000120)
Constituency: Hyndburn (E14001299)
Electoral Ward: Baxenden (E05005208)
Easting & Northing: 376740E, 426930N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 44' 19.93" N 2° 21' 14.3" W
Plus Code: 9C5VPJQW+GC
DfE Record: View record
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School (0.6km)
- Lee Royd Nursery School (1.1km)
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School (1.1km)
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School (1.1km)
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.3km)
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington (1.3km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School (1.4km)
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School (1.6km)
- The Alternative School (1.7km)
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn (1.8km)
Same trust
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Nasem Afzal - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 March 2030.
- Mrs Helen Dougan - Local Governor. Appointed on 26 January 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 January 2027.
- Headteacher Samantha Haydock - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 January 2026.
- Mrs Sharon Hendrie - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 October 2029.
- Mrs Sarah Holt - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 September 2025.
- Mr Shakeeb Munir - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 29 November 2026.
- Mrs Cath O'loughlin - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 September 2026.
- Mrs Louise Parrish - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 September 2026.
- Mrs Kath Pratt - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 June 2027.
- Mrs Lynette Ravenscroft - Local Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2029.
- Mrs Cathi Sherratt - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 March 2030.
- Mr Shabir Siddiq - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 March 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 March 2026.
- Miss Kimberley Whitehead - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 February 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 1 February 2028.
- Mr Javed Younis - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 27 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 June 2027.