Carnforth High School

State-Funded School

carnforth-high-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Morecambe and LunesdaleConstituency

LA5 9LSPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 657 pupils. Carnforth High School is part of The Bay Learning Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.36

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

657

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Average
Total pupils: 657
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Bay Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.