Lathom High School : A Technology College
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Lancashire
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
806
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
869 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
145 of 186 families who put it first got an offer
159
Places offered
373
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 186 | 145 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 12 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 373 | 159 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Livesley
- Address
- Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
- Phone
- 01695725653
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Skelmersdale North · West Lancashire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119774
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The Lathom Trust
806 pupils · 869 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 819 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 37.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 140 | — |
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 | 139 | 9% | 40% | 69% | |
| English Language | 139 | 14% | 43% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 11% | 45% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 3% | 18% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 96 | 8% | 39% | 60% | |
| Geography | 79 | 11% | 42% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 78 | 8% | 71% | 91% | |
| History | 51 | 16% | 43% | 69% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 46 | 7% | 22% | 54% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 0% | 25% | 36% | |
| Social Studies | 26 | 0% | 4% | 12% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 30% | 50% | 50% |
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.