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Carr Hill High School

Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2ST

Phase
Secondary
School type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Trust
EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Ben Layzell
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sponsor
Education Partnership Trust
Constituency
Fylde
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity
899
Pupils on roll
790
URN
150966
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
School website
Telephone
01772682008

About this school

Carr Hill High School is a secondary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 790 pupils on roll.

You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

England: previous inspection framework
Inspected 12 March 2024 · report published 2 May 2024
Requires improvement

Overall judgement at the last full inspection

This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

This inspection took place when the school was registered as Carr Hill High School (URN 119744).

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure 2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 157
Attainment 8 score 43.5
Progress 8 score -
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 40.1%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths 60.5%
Entered the English Baccalaureate 22.9%
English Baccalaureate average point score 3.7

Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.

How Carr Hill High School compares

Carr Hill High School ranked 44th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.

School Attainment 8 (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 43.5 9.3% 26.8% 790 —
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham 48.3 7.5% 14.4% 817 4.3 miles
Ashton Community Science College 44.6 6.8% 37.4% 837 4.8 miles
Hutton Church of England Grammar School 50.1 6.6% 14.2% 807 5.3 miles
Penwortham Priory Academy 43.2 8.7% 26.1% 745 5.5 miles
Lytham St Annes High School — — — 1,588 5.8 miles

Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
26.75%
English as an additional language
5.5%
Overall absence
9.26%
Persistent absence
26.03%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Preston

Carr Hill High School ranks 17th of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Preston.

Common questions

What year groups does Carr Hill High School teach?
Carr Hill High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Preston.
Who is the headteacher of Carr Hill High School?
The headteacher of Carr Hill High School is Mr Ben Layzell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
When was Carr Hill High School last inspected?
Ofsted has inspected Carr Hill High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
How big is Carr Hill High School?
Carr Hill High School has 790 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
Is Carr Hill High School full?
Carr Hill High School has capacity for 899 pupils and 790 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
Is Carr Hill High School a faith school?
No. Carr Hill High School has no designated religious character.
Is Carr Hill High School a selective school?
No. Carr Hill High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
Who runs Carr Hill High School?
Carr Hill High School is part of EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
How does Carr Hill High School rank locally?
Carr Hill High School ranked 44th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
What is Carr Hill High School's absence rate?
Carr Hill High School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census.
What are Carr Hill High School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Carr Hill High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.