Balshaw's Church of England High School

Term dates

Lancashire council sets the term dates for this school. See all Lancashire dates, taken from the council's own page.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 201 families put this school as their first choice, and 179 places were offered. 162 of the families who put it first got a place (81%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 2 February 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary controlled school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

921 (capacity 925)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Blackburn

Phone

01772421009

Address

Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AH

Website

balshaws.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports