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Stanley High School

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personMrs Jenna Shawe

corporate_fareSOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST

location_onSouthport, PR9 9TF

language Visit Website phone 1704228940

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

814

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Attainment 8

40.6

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GCSE Rank

#13 in Sefton

#2,454 of 3,216 nationally

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Stanley High School is a Academy sponsor led secondary school in Southport, serving ages 11-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Stanley High School is an academy sponsor led in Southport, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 11-16. It is part of SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 836 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40.6, placing the school #13 in Sefton and #2,454 of 3,216 nationally. 30.70% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 9.8% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 6.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

40.6

Grade 5+ E&M

30.70%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)9.8%

Entering EBacc76.70%

EBacc APS3.66

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.71

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

39.1

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc76.60%

EBacc APS3.55

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.45

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

41.7

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc87%

EBacc APS3.79

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.3

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

44.9

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc78%

EBacc APS4.08

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc72%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

0.27

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

46.6

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc38%

EBacc APS3.99

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.27

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc26%

EBacc APS3.66

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

90%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)86%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)10%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)91%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment1%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)83%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)7%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)86%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)85%

Apprenticeships6%

Employment3%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-04-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-11

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-09-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.8%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(21 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 836 pupils. During this period, there were 40 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.8%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	836	40	4.8%	7.3%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	845	71	8.4%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	838	78	9.3%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	841	111	13.2%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	845	129	15.3%	8.2%	2
2022/23 (Summer term)	812	54	6.7%	6.6%	2
2022/23 (Spring term)	814	55	6.8%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	819	49	6.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	737	50	6.8%	4.7%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	734	39	5.3%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	737	53	7.2%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	669	35	5.2%	3.6%	2
2020/21 (Spring term)	669	17	2.5%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	668	41	6.1%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	612	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	612	52	8.5%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	604	22	3.6%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	606	13	2.1%	3.1%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	603	13	2.2%	3.8%	2
2018/19 (Autumn term)	597	26	4.4%	3.8%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	621	24	3.9%	3.4%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	603	14	2.3%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	610	17	2.8%	3.7%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 45 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 45 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 40 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils