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Schools in South Ribble

  • 53State-funded schools
  • 39Primary
  • 11Secondary

Admissions are run by Lancashire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.8
0.3 above Lancashire median (2.5)
Median school in South Ribble
New Ofsted report cards
8of 53 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Lancashire-wide
87%
Lancashire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 8 schools of 53 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (7)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 37 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding3
  • Good31
  • Requires improvement3
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 8 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–611
Behaviour and attitudes–8––
Personal development251–
Leadership and management–7–1

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Secondary schools in South Ribble

11 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Balshaw's Church of England High School Faith Good2023 3.5 applications per place 53.0 13%
Penwortham Priory Academy Standards maintained2025 3.4 applications per place 47.0 25%
All Hallows Catholic High School Faith Outstanding2023 3.3 applications per place 53.6 10%
Penwortham Girls' High School Outstanding2024 3.0 applications per place 55.4 17%
St Mary's Catholic High School Faith Standards maintained2025 3.0 applications per place 46.8 21%
Lostock Hall Academy Remains Good2022 2.8 applications per place 47.2 21%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School Faith 2026 2.8 applications per place 50.5 15%
Academy@Worden Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 42.4 31%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.3 applications per place 44.4 23%
Wellfield Academy Requires improvement2021 2.1 applications per place 34.8 38%
Walton-Le-Dale High School Requires improvement2022 1.9 applications per place 33.4 38%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in South Ribble

39 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Howick Church Endowed Primary School Faith 2026 4.2small intake applications per place 80% 5%
Coupe Green Primary School Remains Good2024 3.5 applications per place 58% 14%
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Faith Good2024 3.4 applications per place 66% 12%
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School Faith 2026 3.3small intake applications per place 80% 16%
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 3.2 applications per place 74% 13%
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 3.2 applications per place 43% 30%
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Faith Requires improvement2024 3.2 applications per place 65% 13%
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 74% 21%
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Remains Good2022 3.0 applications per place 73% 22%
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.9 applications per place 62% 9%
Moss Side Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.8 applications per place 78% 31%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2022 2.8 applications per place 63% 31%
Penwortham Primary School 2026 2.8 applications per place 57% 10%
Northbrook Primary Academy 2026 2.7 applications per place 66% 38%
Longton Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.7 applications per place 83% 7%
Lever House Primary School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 68% 9%
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 61% 18%
Farington Primary School Good2024 2.6 applications per place 60% 22%
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place 52% 31%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton Faith Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 73% 7%
Leyland Methodist Infant School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place – 15%
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.5 applications per place 83% 6%
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Faith Good2022 2.5 applications per place 67% 15%
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale Faith Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 53% 15%
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Faith Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 63% 30%
Seven Stars Primary School 2026 2.4 applications per place 28% 45%
Kingsfold Primary School Good2022 2.4 applications per place 30% 52%
Whitefield Primary School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 55% 14%
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 59% 14%
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.3small intake applications per place 59% 34%
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 56% 3%
Lostock Hall Community Primary School Good2024 2.2 applications per place 68% 12%
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 20% 50%
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place – 24%
Little Hoole Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 77% 12%
Samlesbury Church of England School Faith 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 73% 13%
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 48% 19%
Leyland Methodist Junior School Faith Good2021 no data 46% 18%
Woodlea Junior School Remains Good2023 no data – 35%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

3 schools