Balshaw's Church of England High School is a secondary school located in Leyland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH
Website: www.balshaws.org.uk
Telephone: 01772421009
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr S Haycocks
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119775

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 925
Number of Pupils: 921
Number of Boys: 471
Number of Girls: 450

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.09 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.27
Of the 183 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.74
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leyland Methodist Junior School
Canberra Road , PR25 3ET 		3out of 4 634 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Leyland Methodist Infant School
Canberra Road , PR25 3ET 		4out of 4 634 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Woodlea Junior School
Woodlea Road , PR25 1JL 		3out of 4 1,134 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Woodlea Road , Leyland PR25 1JL 		3out of 4 1,191 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Lane Community Primary School
Hunters Road , Clayton-le-Woods PR25 5TT 		3out of 4 1,392 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road , PR25 3AH 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Academy
Yewlands Drive , PR25 2TP 		2out of 4 1,322 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue , PR25 1BS 		3out of 4 1,746 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Academy@Worden
Westfield Drive , PR25 1QX 		3out of 4 2,036 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Runshaw College
Langdale Road , PR25 3DQ 		- not rated 838 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE 		- not rated 1,609 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Earnshaw Drive , PR25 1QS 		4out of 4 2,189 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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