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Lytham St Annes High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Albany Road, Lytham St. Annes FY8 4GW · lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 733192
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,588
- 50 over 1,538 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.3%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 257 families put the school first and 275 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 | 275 | 257 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 319 | 311 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 318 | 355 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 320 | 368 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 344 | 361 | 1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.3, and 48.2% 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 C (31 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119740)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 45.9 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 32.5 | +1.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119740)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 students | C (31) | 0.00 | |
| 60 students | C (31.1) | 0.00 | |
| Applied general7 students | — | +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 49 | C (28.6) | -0.24 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119740)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 64 |
| Further education | 2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 |
| Employment | 17 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 |
| Activity not captured | 2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119740)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Lytham St Annes High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119740)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119740), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119740)
Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119740)