1
Penwortham Girls' High School
Secondary • Community school • Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0SR
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in South Ribble
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of South Ribble. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
11
Outstanding
2
Good
7
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 18% · G: 64% · RI: 18% · I: 0%
2
All Hallows Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0LN
Outstanding
3
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 3AH
Good
4
Penwortham Priory Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0JE
Good
5
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • Lancashire • PR4 5SN
Good
6
St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 1BS
Good
7
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • Lancashire • PR5 6PB
Good
8
Lostock Hall Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Preston • Lancashire • PR5 5UR
Good
9
Academy@Worden
Secondary • Academy converter • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 1RN
Good
10
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Preston • Lancashire • PR5 6RN
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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