The Great Lancashire Debate

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