Broughton High School

State-Funded School

broughton-high-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Ribble ValleyConstituency

PR3 5JJPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 932 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 75.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.47

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

932

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

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: 932
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Oct 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
15 Mar 2012	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.