Bowland High

State-Funded School

bowland-high-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Ribble ValleyConstituency

BB7 4QSPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bowland High is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 644 pupils. Bowland High is part of Achievement Through Collaboration Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.11

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

644

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 644
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Achievement Through Collaboration Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Jan 2017	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.