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Southlands High School

Chorley, PR7 2NJSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Feb 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.6×
First choices did not exceed offers made
73 1st-choice / 123 offers made
Ranking
#2,589
of 3,141 nationally

About Southlands High School

Southlands High School is a state-funded secondary school in Chorley, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 821 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,050.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (6 Feb 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 42.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 73 first-preference applications and 123 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressClover Road, Chorley, Chorley, PR7 2NJ
HeadteacherMr Paul Bousfield
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils821
Free School Meals (FSM)29.8%
School Capacity821 / 1,050 (78% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 14 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:05

Source: southlandshs.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Southlands High School

Southlands High School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.