Southlands High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Chorley, Lancashire
PR7 2NJ
Composite score
52.6

School overview

Southlands High School is a secondary school serving Chorley, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 931 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Southlands High School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 42.1, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.0 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 57% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Southlands High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#278
In North West
#52
In Lancashire
Top 70%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
28%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
57%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.73

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 931 % FSM ever-6 28.6% % EAL 9.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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