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Carr Hill High School

Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2ST ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Preston. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (March 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 43.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 144 families put it first for 155 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 790
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Lancashire
Academy trust: EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Ben Layzell
Opened: Sept 2024

School website 01772682008 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 12 Mar 2024Inspection of predecessor school

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 157 pupils

Attainment 8

43.5

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

40.1%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

60.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.35

2023/24 · CI -0.55 to -0.15

This school

43.5

Lancashire

45.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 119744), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

155

1st preferences

144

All applications

286

1st prefs per place

0.93

Fewer first choices than places

144 of 144 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

841

Capacity

899

88% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)26.8%
English as an additional language5.5%
SEN support16.6%
Education, Health and Care plan3.3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.