Lathom High School : A Technology College is a secondary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Website: http://lathomhighschool.org/
Telephone: 01695725653
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Galbraith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119774

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 869
Number of Pupils: 567
Number of Boys: 294
Number of Girls: 273

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.71 Confidence interval -0.94 to -0.48
Of the 122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 117 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU 		4out of 4 697 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane , WN8 8QG 		3out of 4 864 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Kiln Lane , WN8 8PW 		3out of 4 1,167 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows , New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		3out of 4 1,279 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 1,331 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 179 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ 		3out of 4 1,269 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 1,269 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		4out of 4 1,364 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 2,773 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL 		- not rated 2,950 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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