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Education in South Ribble

District

The north west of the North West. 117,554 people in 113 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for South Ribble, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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South Ribble had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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58
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South Ribble had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: South Ribble among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. South Ribble is 58.

Schools

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Schools in South Ribble

South Ribble has 58 open schools: 39 primary, 11 secondary, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
14
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
0

19 of the 53 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and June 2024.

8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in South Ribble

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

All Hallows Catholic High School (February 2023), Penwortham Girls' High School (May 2024).

Primary (39)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1195Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade20% met KS2 standard
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamVoluntary aided school4 to 11196Good (overall), June 202466% met KS2 standard
Coupe Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11154School remains Good, March 202458% met KS2 standard
Cuerden Church School, Bamber BridgeVoluntary aided school4 to 11195School remains Good, January 202363% met KS2 standard
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11184Good (overall), December 202267% met KS2 standard
Farington Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11180Good (overall), January 202460% met KS2 standard
Higher Walton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1181Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1181Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11103Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Kingsfold Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11126Good (overall), November 202230% met KS2 standard
Lever House Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11293Good (overall), March 202368% met KS2 standard
Leyland Methodist Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7156Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Leyland Methodist Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11252Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed46% met KS2 standard
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 7145Good (overall), May 2023
Leyland St James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11209School remains Good, June 202374% met KS2 standard
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11188Good (overall), June 202443% met KS2 standard
Little Hoole Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11186School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Longton Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11213Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Lostock Hall Community Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11422Good (overall), May 202468% met KS2 standard
Moss Side Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11248Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11217Standards maintained, November 202483% met KS2 standard
Northbrook Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11185Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock HallVoluntary aided school3 to 11341Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade48% met KS2 standard
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11195School remains Good, September 202273% met KS2 standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11204School remains Good, April 202361% met KS2 standard
Penwortham Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11201Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11282School remains Good, July 202356% met KS2 standard
Samlesbury Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1168Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Seven Stars Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11232Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met28% met KS2 standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11189Good (overall), October 202263% met KS2 standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11212Good (overall), May 202374% met KS2 standard
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11175Requires improvement (overall), May 202465% met KS2 standard
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11251Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, LongtonVoluntary aided school4 to 11246School remains Good, May 202373% met KS2 standard
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-DaleVoluntary aided school4 to 11199Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), January 202053% met KS2 standard
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11446School remains Good, March 202459% met KS2 standard
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11228Standards maintained, November 202462% met KS2 standard
Whitefield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11338School remains Good, March 202355% met KS2 standard
Woodlea Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11217School remains Good, March 2023

Secondary (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Academy@WordenAcademy converter11 to 16660Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.4
All Hallows Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16911Outstanding (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 53.6
Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary controlled school11 to 16921Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 53.0
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16772Standards maintained, May 2025Attainment 8: 44.4
Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 18807Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 50.5
Lostock Hall AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16759School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 47.2
Penwortham Girls' High SchoolCommunity school11 to 16799Outstanding (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 55.4
Penwortham Priory AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16745Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), March 2020Attainment 8: 47.0
St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16813Standards maintained, June 2025Attainment 8: 46.8
Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16688Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changedAttainment 8: 33.4
Wellfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16562Requires improvement (overall), November 2021, before the school changedAttainment 8: 34.8

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Applebee Wood SchoolAcademy special sponsor led4 to 16179Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures
Aurora Brooklands SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1667No outcome in Ofsted's file
Bridgeway SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1856No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Coppice SchoolCommunity special school2 to 1964School remains Good, May 2024
The Ribble Autism SchoolOther independent special school4 to 1110No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Runshaw CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ashbridge Independent SchoolOther independent school4 to 11127Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Golden Hill Pupil Referral UnitPupil referral unit4 to 1143School remains Outstanding, July 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.