Southlands High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 6 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
- 931 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.8%
White British 82.9%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 2.7%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 106 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 196 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 194 |
Admissions
Southlands High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 91 77 |
| Year 8 | 183 110 73 |
| Year 9 | 196 102 94 |
| Year 10 | 178 98 80 |
| Year 11 | 206 107 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |