Archbishop Temple Church of England High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Ribble ValleyConstituency

PR2 8RAPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Archbishop Temple Church of England High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

It currently serves 891 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.95

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

21%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

891

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 891
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
22 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 May 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.