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Southlands High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Clover Road, Chorley PR7 2NJ · southlandshs.org.uk · 01257 414455
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 821
- 78% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 123 | 73 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 66 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 85 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 85 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 124 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.73 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119738)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.6 | — |
| Sixth form college | 3.7 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 74.7 | +10 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −6.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Southlands High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
26% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 26%
- Replies
- 142
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (23%) with SEND