What is Stanley High School's Ofsted rating?

Stanley High School received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about Stanley High School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 165 responses): 74% of parents would recommend Stanley High School.

What are Stanley High School's latest exam results?

Stanley High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 40.6. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Stanley High School located?

Stanley High School is a secondary school in Southport, Sefton (PR9 9TF).

How many pupils attend Stanley High School?

Stanley High School has around 836 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Stanley High School with other schools?

View Stanley High School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Sefton.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Stanley High School

Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Apr 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

40.6school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

40.6

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

11.2%

Basics 9-5

30.7%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

40.6

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	41.7	46.4
2023/24	39.1	46.4
2024/25	40.6	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.45	0.00
2023/24	-0.71	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

76.7%

EBacc APS

3.66

EBacc 9-5

11.9%

EBacc 9-4

19.9%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Peterhouse School

0.89 km away · Non-maintained special school

Requires improvement

Presfield High School and Specialist College

0.89 km away · Community special school

Good

Southport Education Group

2.8 km away · Further education

Arden College

2.84 km away · Special post 16 institution

Educ8 Southport

2.97 km away · Other independent special school

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