Final results
2024 local area winners
Congratulations to all the 2024 local area winners!
Primary
Blackburn – St Thomas' CE Primary School
Burnley – Worsthorne Primary School
Chorley – Chorley St Peter's CE Primary School
Hyndburn – Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish CE VA Primary School
Lancaster – Lancaster Road Primary School
Pendle – Barrowford St Thomas CE Primary School
Preston – Sherwood Primary School
Rossendale – Edenfield CE Primary School
West Lancashire – St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Secondary
Chorley – Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy
Hyndburn – St Christopher's CE High School, Accrington
Preston – Broughton High School
Ribble Valley – Ribblesdale High School
Rossendale – Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
South Ribble – Balshaw's CE High School
West Lancashire – Tarleton Academy
Wyre – Great Arley School
2024 finalists
Congratulations to all the 2024 finalists and prize winners!
Primary finalists
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School
- Sherwood Primary School
- Worsthorne Primary School
- Chorley St Peter's CofE Primary School
- Edenfield CofE Primary School
- Barrowford St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary prize winners
Highly commended speakers:
- Callum Pickup (Barrowford St Thomas' CE Primary School)
- Henry Grimshaw (Edenfield Primary School)
- Maryam Manju (Sherwood Primary School)
- Zara Firefirey (St Thomas' CE Primary School, Blackburn)
- Daniel Ingham (Worsthorne Primary School)
Highly commended schools:
- Sherwood Primary School
- St Thomas' CE Primary School, Blackburn
Best Individual Speaker: Lola Monks (Chorley St Peter's CE Primary School)
The Great Lancashire Debate Primary Winner: Chorley St Peter's CE Primary School
Secondary finalists
- St Christopher's CE High School, Accrington
- Balshaw's CE High School
- Ribblesdale High School
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
- Broughton High School
- Tarleton Academy
Secondary prize winners
Highly commended speakers:
- Will Matson (Balshaw's CE High School)
- Phoebe Shaw (Haslingden High School and Sixth Form)
- Martha Houlder (Ribblesdale High School)
- Isabelle Gill (St Christopher's CE High School)
- Daisy Sutton (Tarleton Academy)
Highly commended schools:
- St Christopher's CE High School
- Haslingden High School
Best Individual Speaker: Tabitha Roberts (Broughton High School)
The Great Lancashire Debate Secondary Winner: Balshaw's C of E High School
2023 Local area winners
Congratulations to all the 2023 local area winners!
Primary
Burnley – Barden Primary School
Chorley – Whittle-le-Woods C of E Primary School
Hyndburn – Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Pendle – Barrowford St Thomas C of E Primary School
Preston – Eldon Primary School
Rossendale – Edenfield C of E Primary School
West Lancashire – Burscough Village Primary School
Secondary
Hyndburn – Ribblesdale School
Pendle – SS John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School
Preston – Ashton Community Science College
South Ribble – Balsahw's C of E High School
West Lancashire – Hope High School
Wyre – Millfield Science and Performing Arts College
2023 Finalists
Congratulations to all the 2023 finalists and prize winners!
Primary finalists
- Barden Primary School
- Burscough Village Primary School
- Eldon Primary School
- Edenfield C of E Primary School
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
- Westhead Lathom St James' C of E Primary School
Primary prize winners
Highly commended speakers: Maria Afzal (Barden Primary School) and Penny Milne (Edenfield C of E Primary School)
Best Individual Speaker: Emily Ellerton (Burscough Village Primary School)
Highly commended schools: Eldon Primary School and Edenfield C of E Primary School
The Great Lancashire Debate Primary Winner: Barden Primary School
Secondary finalists
- Ashton Community Science College
- Balshaw's C of E High School
- Hope High School
- Ribblesdale School
- SS John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School
- West Craven High School
Secondary prize winners
Highly commended speakers: Patrick Barr (SS John Fisher and Thomas More RC High Schools) and James Winter (West Craven High School)
Best Individual Speaker: Leoni Harris (Ribblesdale School)
Highly commended schools: Hope High School and Ashton Community Science College
The Great Lancashire Debate Secondary Winner: Balshaw's C of E High School