Lytham St Annes High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Lytham St. Annes · FY8 4GW · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- FSM25.3%
1.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 119788
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Voluntary aided school · Lytham St Annes · FY8 4JL
Ages 11–16 · 817 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
50.2
Overall absence
8.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-02-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.17
−20+2
Attainment 850.2
English & maths grade 5+55%
English & maths grade 4+75%
EBacc entry22%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
- Authorised absence
- 6.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 856
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
817 pupils · 825 places
- Pupils on roll
- 817
- Boys / girls
- 393 / 424
- School capacity
- 825
- Capacity fill
- 817 / 825 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- FSM pupils
- 119
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
Location
- Address
- Talbot Road, Lytham
- Postcode
- FY8 4JL
- Town
- Lytham St Annes
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, 817 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 14.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Lytham St Annes · FY8 4JG · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
0.1 miles away
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Lytham St. Annes · FY8 4HA · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM14.7%
0.2 miles away
Lytham Hall Park Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardCommunity school · Primary
Lytham St Annes · FY8 4QU · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS282%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM8.3%
0.8 miles away
Ansdell Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Lytham St Annes · FY8 4DR · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM12.7%
1.7 miles away
Clifton Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Lytham St Annes · FY8 3PY · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM19.6%
2.0 miles away
Other independent school
Lytham St Annes · FY8 1DT · Lancashire
Ages 0–19
- Att836.6
- EM5+0%
2.3 miles away
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Preston · PR4 1AH · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence10.5%
- FSM52.9%
2.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
- Telephone
- 01253737174