# Southlands High School

Southlands High School is a secondary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 821 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E143794. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 821
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 143794

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Southlands High School was 40.4, against 49.8 in Chorley and 46.2 in England.
34.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Chorley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 49.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.1% | 51% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.9% | 71.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 167 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-unit-e119464): 660 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gillibrand Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillibrand-primary-school-e150234): 670 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119673): 910 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Westmorland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmorland-school-e132828): 920 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Shaftesbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-high-school-e134130): 1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-chorley-e119672): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143794)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143794)

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