Southlands High School is a secondary school located in Chorley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Website: http://www.southlands.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257414455
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Bousfield
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143794

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 906
Number of Boys: 458
Number of Girls: 448

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.45 Confidence interval -0.69 to -0.22
Of the 119 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 115 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:35%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
4out of 4 1,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL
4out of 4 2,691 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
Moor Road , PR7 2LR
3out of 4 724 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gillibrand Primary School
Grosvenor Road , PR7 2PJ
4out of 4 730 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Eaves Green Road , PR7 3QG
3out of 4 995 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Hornchurch Drive , PR7 2RJ
3out of 4 1,177 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Duke Street Primary School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
3out of 4 1,478 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way , PR7 3LS
3out of 4 1,457 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL
3out of 4 1,774 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Albany Academy
Bolton Road , PR7 3AY
3out of 4 2,183 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS
4out of 4 2,526 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westmorland School
Weldbank Lane , PR7 3NQ
- not rated 1,007 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury High School
Weldbank Lane , PR7 3NQ
3out of 4 1,094 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Gloucester Road , PR7 3HN
3out of 4 1,198 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancashire College of Adult Education
Southport Road , PR7 1NB
- not rated 1,690 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ
4out of 4 1,870 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.