Academy converter · Lancashire

Southlands High School

11–16Ages
821Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143794URN

Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

210 applications for 123 places · 75th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

62nd of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

210 applications · 123 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Southlands High School (URN 119738), the previous school.

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	123	210	1.7	73	0.59
Sep 2025	141	208	1.5	66	0.47
Sep 2024	166	229	1.4	85	0.51
Sep 2023	201	287	1.4	85	0.42
Sep 2022	233	358	1.5	124	0.53
Sep 2021	198	408	2.1	132	0.67
Sep 2020	216	404	1.9	129	0.60
Sep 2019	178	384	2.2	123	0.69
Sep 2018	166	395	2.4	121	0.73
Sep 2017 *	179	431	2.4	162	0.91
Sep 2016 *	151	392	2.6	127	0.84
Sep 2015 *	191	443	2.3	168	0.88
Sep 2014 *	148	388	2.6	138	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.462nd of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%62nd of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	167	40.4	34%	54%	–
2024/25	197	42.1	28%	57%	–
2023/24	162	39.1	30%	46%	−0.49
2022/23	178	40.2	32%	56%	−0.63

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

Southlands High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Holy Cross Catholic High School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Parklands High School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Albany Academy
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
St Michael's Church of England High School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.5applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
Balshaw's Church of England High School
5.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
Standish Community High School
5.9 km · Wigan

2026

2.0applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic High School
6.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Wellfield Academy
6.8 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143794 · 888/4131
Trust: Mosaic Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 821 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Southlands High School (URN 119738)
Address: Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources