Broughton High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire
Woodplumpton Lane, Preston, PR3 5JJ
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
8.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
932
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
167 of 271 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
860
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 271 | 167 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 307 | 10 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 279 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 860 | 177 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Botes
- Address
- Woodplumpton Lane, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5JJ
- Phone
- 01772863849
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Preston Rural East · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119759
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
932 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 936 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 182 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 182 | 44% | 84% | 91% | |
| English Language | 182 | 36% | 74% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 35% | 76% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 18% | 65% | 80% | |
| Geography | 89 | 51% | 78% | 84% | |
| History | 73 | 47% | 74% | 84% | |
| French | 68 | 62% | 85% | 90% | |
| Biology | 66 | 73% | 97% | 98% | |
| Physics | 65 | 72% | 94% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 59 | 14% | 58% | 73% | |
| German | 55 | 18% | 55% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.