1
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0SR
1
3 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in South Ribble
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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
Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0LN
1
28 Mar 2023
3
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 3AH
2
20 Mar 2023
4
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston • Lancashire • PR1 0JE
2
17 Mar 2020
5
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston • Lancashire • PR4 5SN
2
9 Jun 2017
6
St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 1BS
2
15 Jul 2016
7
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston • Lancashire • PR5 6PB
2
3 Dec 2015
8
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston • Lancashire • PR5 5UR
2
22 Dec 2014
9
Academy@Worden
Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 1RN
2
18 Oct 2012
10
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Preston • Lancashire • PR5 6RN
3
21 Jun 2022
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.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Wellfield Academy 3 • Jan 2022