Southlands High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 143794
- Address
- Clover Road, PR7 2NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 926 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 35.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
White British 85.3%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 2.9%
African 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| Geography | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Southlands High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 104 74 |
| Year 8 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 9 | 172 95 77 |
| Year 10 | 206 110 96 |
| Year 11 | 165 76 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |