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Carnforth High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Kellet Road, Carnforth LA5 9LS · carnforthhigh.co.uk · 01524 732424

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.8
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
657
87% of 754 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32%
First language not English
4.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Bay Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 135 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 150 (Places 148)150September 2023: 117 (Places 150)117September 2024: 126 (Places 143)126September 2025: 105 (Places 132)105September 2026: 100 (Places 135)100Places 135
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261351000.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251321050.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241431260.998%
September 2023Sept 20231501170.898%
September 2022Sept 20221481501▲85%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (27.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.6 (England 46.3)44.62017/18: 45.1 (England 46.5)45.12018/19: 45.4 (England 46.7)45.42021/22: 46.5 (England 48.8)46.52022/23: 41.5 (England 46.3)41.52023/24: 40.2 (England 45.9)40.22024/25: 39.8 (England 46.0)39.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.846.0
▼29.2%45.4%
▼56.7%64.8%
▼14.2%40.5%
▼3.364.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119748)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15.5+0.3
Sixth form college3.4—
Further education60.3+4.3
Apprenticeship10.3−1.7
Employment3.4−3
Not in a lasting destination6.9−1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 18.1 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 23.7 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 27.6 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 27.8 (England 32.9)C-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
13 studentsC- (27.8)Below average -0.47
13 studentsC- (27.8)Below average -0.47
12 studentsDist (33.8)Above average +0.50
85.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1830C- (27.6)+0.01
2016/1727D+ (23.7)-0.29
2015/1629D- (18.1)-0.55

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University56+6
Apprenticeship11−5
Employment22−3
Activity not captured11+8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Carnforth High School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
14 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119748), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119748)

  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119748)

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 5 September 2022).

Recommend
96%
Replies
55
9% · 5 Sept 2022
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 91%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Supports personal development▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲77% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (31%) with SEND

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