Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Carr Hill High School

11–16Ages
790Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150966URN

Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

286 applications for 155 places · 68th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.3of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

59th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

286 applications · 155 places offered · 144 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Carr Hill High School (URN 119744), 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	155	286	1.9	144	0.93
Sep 2025	2	2	1.0	2	1.00
Sep 2024 *	213	319	1.5	154	0.72
Sep 2023 *	221	352	1.6	155	0.70
Sep 2022 *	232	325	1.4	156	0.67
Sep 2021 *	185	324	1.8	156	0.84
Sep 2020 *	187	337	1.8	146	0.78
Sep 2019 *	220	378	1.7	193	0.88
Sep 2018 *	215	382	1.8	182	0.85
Sep 2017 *	195	283	1.5	167	0.86
Sep 2016 *	226	346	1.5	199	0.88
Sep 2015 *	204	292	1.4	187	0.92
Sep 2014 *	199	287	1.4	179	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.359th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%74th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	41.3	27%	51%	–
2024/25	157	43.5	40%	61%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	165	43.9	37%	61%	−0.43

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

Carr Hill High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
7.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Ashton Community Science College
7.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
8.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Penwortham Priory Academy
8.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Lytham St Annes High School
9.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Our Lady's Catholic High School
9.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
All Hallows Catholic High School
9.5 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Broughton High School
9.8 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2022

4.6applications per place 55.5Attainment 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: 150966 · 888/4037
Trust: Education Partnership Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 899 pupils · 790 on roll
Free school meals: 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Carr Hill High School (URN 119744)
Address: Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2ST
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

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