Stanley High School

State-Funded School

stanley-high-school-sefton-north-west

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

SouthportConstituency

PR9 9TFPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 783 pupils. Stanley High School is part of Southport Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.66

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

783

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 783
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Southport Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
15 Mar 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.