Secondary
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 921 of 925 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
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)GCSE results
57%
52.3
2nd of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Leyland we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 |
| Entered the EBacc | 55% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
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 | 54% |
| 22/23 | 53% |
| 23/24 | 58% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.09 |
| 22/23 | +0.01 |
| 23/24 | +0.18 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.2 |
| 22/23 | 50.7 |
| 23/24 | 52.1 |
| 24/25 | 52.3 |
Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH
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
- Steven Haycocks
- Address
- Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH
- Telephone
- 01772421009