Lancaster High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Lancaster, LA1 3LS
- Distance
- 8.1km away
Carnforth High School
Kellet Road, Carnforth, LA5 9LS
Local ranking59th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
754
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 112
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 685
- Boys
- 312 (47%)
- Girls
- 345 (53%)
- Capacity
- 754 (87% full)
- SEND
- 15.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.8%
- EAL
- 2.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,946/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
- 12.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.2%
- White Other: 4.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
90.2%
White British
4.8%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kellet Road
Carnforth, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 145082
- UKPRN
- 10065390
- Establishment No.
- 4167
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
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