Secondary
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 806 of 869 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Trust
- The Lathom Trust
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 74.5
- Pupils per adult
- 10.1
- Pupils
- 755
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
31%
41.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 |
| Entered the EBacc | 69% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 28% |
| 23/24 | 31% |
| 24/25 | 31% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.21 |
| 22/23 | -0.62 |
| 23/24 | -0.42 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.3 |
| 22/23 | 37.0 |
| 23/24 | 37.6 |
| 24/25 | 41.5 |
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Paul Livesley
- Address
- Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
- Telephone
- 01695725653