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Stanley High School

Academy sponsor led · Southport · PR9 9TF

Ages 11–16 · 783 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

39.1

Overall absence

12.1%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.71
−20+2
Attainment 839.1
English & maths grade 5+26%
English & maths grade 4+45%
EBacc entry77%

EBacc APS: 3.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence12.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)38.1%
Unauthorised5.2%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.8%
Enrolments in measure
875

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

153

Places offered

165

1st-preference offers

153

Total preferences (any rank)
333
Preferred offers (top 3)
161
Applications from outside LA
38
Offers to outside-LA applicants
15
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

783 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
783
Boys / girls
410 / 373
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
783 / 750 (104%)
Free school meals
26.6%
FSM pupils
208
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Southport Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Nicki Gregg

Location

Address
Fleetwood Road
Postcode
PR9 9TF
Town
Southport
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
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 academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Southport, Sefton, 783 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.6%.

Open schools in Southport
32
Secondary schools in Southport
5
Academies among open schools in Southport
38% (12)
Open schools in PR9
17
Secondary in PR9
1
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Secondary in Sefton LA
18

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SouthportNear PR9

  • Meols Cop High School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Southport · PR8 6JS · Sefton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att841.1
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+35%
    • Absence8.5%

    2.1 miles away

  • Marshside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 9XA · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.4 miles away

  • Peterhouse School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Non-maintained special school

    Southport · PR9 8PA · Sefton

    Ages 5–19

    • Absence23.1%
    • FSM41.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Crossens Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Southport · PR9 8PA · Sefton

    Ages 2–5

    • FSM0.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • Larkfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 8PA · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Churchtown Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7NN · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Nicki Gregg
Telephone
01704228940
Website
www.stanleyhigh.co.uk

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