Secondary schools in Preston

There are 23 secondary schools in Preston (Lancashire), teaching 16,701 pupils. Of the 22 with a score, 8 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Preston All schools in Preston

Pupils from low-income families26%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools8 of 22scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)115 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full11 of 22places are under pressure here

Average class size23.5one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (23)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Broughton High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	932	11%	Outstanding 2022	95	92 to 96
2	Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolMuslim · ages 11-16	607	22%	Outstanding 2022	94	91 to 96
3	Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	813	24%	No overall grade 2025	93	89 to 95
4	Eden Boys' School, PrestonFree school · ages 11-18	615	26%	Outstanding 2024	91	87 to 94
5	All Hallows Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	911	10%	Outstanding 2023	91	87 to 93
6	Penwortham Girls' High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	799	17%	Outstanding 2024	87	83 to 91
7	Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16	891	16%	No overall grade 2025	67	57 to 75
8	Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	902	18%	Good 2022	67	58 to 75
9	Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	772	23%	Not inspected	63	53 to 72
10	Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-18	807	15%	Report card 2026	58	47 to 67
11	St Cecilia's RC High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	581	30%	No overall grade 2025	57	46 to 68
12	Tarleton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	674	20%	Good 2023	56	45 to 66
13	Lostock Hall AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	759	21%	Good 2022	54	44 to 65
14	Fulwood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	973	43%	Good 2023	51	40 to 62
15	Ashton Community Science CollegeCouncil · ages 11-16	837	37%	Good 2023	48	38 to 59
16	Penwortham Priory AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	745	25%	Good 2020	32	24 to 43
17	Longridge High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	810	34%	Requires improvement 2021	23	18 to 30
18	Garstang Community AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	750	20%	Requires improvement 2024	22	17 to 29
19	Moor Park High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-16	599	41%	Report card 2026	21	15 to 30
20	Carr Hill High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	790	27%	Requires improvement 2024	11	8 to 16
21	Christ The King Catholic High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	446	48%	Inadequate 2022	1	1 to 1
22	Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	688	38%	Requires improvement 2022	1	0 to 1
	Lancashire Education Medical ServicesMiscellaneous · ages 5-16	–	–	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.