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Lancaster High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Crag Road, Lancaster LA1 3LS · lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk · 0152432636
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 567
- 76% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 92% 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 | 122 | 102 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 96 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 82 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 79 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 128 | 63 | 0.5 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.6, and 25.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.02 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119770)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.6 | −1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 60.8 | +3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −3.6 |
| Employment | 6.9 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 students | D+ (22.5) | -0.31 | |
| 39 students | D+ (22.5) | -0.31 | |
| Applied general30 students | — | +0.60 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 40 | D- (16.5) | -0.64 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119770)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 45 |
| Further and other education | 12 |
| Further education | 5 |
| Other education | 7 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 |
| Employment | 16 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18 |
| Activity not captured | 2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119770)
Ofsted
Lancaster High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119770), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119770)
Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119770)
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 38
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (37%) with SEND