Academy sponsor led · Sefton

Stanley High School

11–16Ages
783Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144618URN

Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Sefton median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sefton

233 applications for 137 places · 15th of 18 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.8of 90

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

12th of 18 in Sefton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

0.6 below Sefton median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

233 applications · 137 places offered · 121 named it first

2026 1.7; Sefton median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Sefton median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Sefton median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Sefton median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Sefton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Stanley High School (URN 104944), 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	137	233	1.7	121	0.88
Sep 2025	144	255	1.8	112	0.78
Sep 2024	165	333	2.0	153	0.93
Sep 2023	165	360	2.2	154	0.93
Sep 2022	179	384	2.2	195	1.09
Sep 2021	180	388	2.2	185	1.03
Sep 2020	178	352	2.0	164	0.92
Sep 2019	134	287	2.1	112	0.84
Sep 2018	130	249	1.9	91	0.70
Sep 2017 *	82	164	2.0	60	0.73
Sep 2016 *	111	238	2.1	89	0.80
Sep 2015 *	148	325	2.2	141	0.95
Sep 2014 *	149	305	2.1	148	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.812th of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%13th of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Sefton 60% England 66%

This school
Sefton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.71

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	40.8	34%	58%	–
2024/25	176	40.6	31%	53%	–
2023/24	141	39.1	26%	45%	−0.71
2022/23	134	41.7	28%	55%	−0.45

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

Stanley High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Meols Cop High School
3.4 km · Sefton

2026

2.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
5.1 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Greenbank High School
6.3 km · Sefton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Birkdale High School
7.2 km · Sefton

2026

1.7applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
8.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Lytham St Annes High School
8.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Tarleton Academy
9.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Burscough Priory Academy
11.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 42.6Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144618 · 343/4005
Trust: Southport Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 783 on roll
Free school meals: 26.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Stanley High School (URN 104944)
Address: Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF
Local authority: Sefton

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