Broughton High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Preston, PR3 5JJ
- Distance
- 9.5km away
Garstang Community Academy
Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1YE
Local ranking60th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
915
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 26 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 801
- Boys
- 376 (50%)
- Girls
- 374 (50%)
- Capacity
- 915 (82% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.2%
- EAL
- 1.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,083/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- White Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
93.0%
White British
1.4%
Mixed White & Asian
1.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137342
- UKPRN
- 10034891
- Establishment No.
- 4160
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
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