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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry765 applications · 215 places offered · 239 named it first
- 2026 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.8
- 2019 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2016 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2015 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2014 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- This school
- Lancashire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 215 | 765 | 3.6 | 239 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2025 | 214 | 773 | 3.6 | 253 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2024 | 218 | 837 | 3.8 | 258 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2023 | 230 | 845 | 3.7 | 263 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 223 | 907 | 4.1 | 254 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2021 | 226 | 845 | 3.7 | 248 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 218 | 865 | 4.0 | 251 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 224 | 792 | 3.5 | 236 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 | 220 | 803 | 3.7 | 237 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 | 220 | 768 | 3.5 | 225 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 | 220 | 744 | 3.4 | 261 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2015 | 219 | 753 | 3.4 | 237 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 | 218 | 645 | 3.0 | 190 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 209 | 49.1 | 43% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 44.4 | 35% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 220 | 50.8 | 54% | 78% | +0.39 |
| 2022/23 | 212 | 47.9 | 46% | 72% | −0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Parklands High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · LancashireGood20223.5applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · LancashireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LancashireGood20243.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LancashireRemains Good20223.2applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · LancashireGood20233.5applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · LancashireStandards maintained20253.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · LancashireRequires improvement20212.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138647 · 888/4311
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,116 pupils · 1,102 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Parklands High School (URN 119764)
- Address
- Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LL
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Chorley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources