Carnforth High School
About the school
Carnforth High School is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 22 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.8
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.20%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.70%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 14.20%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.36
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
685
Girls
53.28%
Boys
46.72%
SEN support
12.26%
Education, health and care plan
3.07%
English as an additional language
2.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.82%
Overall absence
11.99
Persistent absence
33.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
71%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
10%