St Michael's Church of England High School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lancashire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Lancashire's full dates

Admissions

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

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

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, 311 families put this school as their first choice, and 219 places were offered. 217 of the families who put it first got a place (70%). 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.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Chorley. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 21 September 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

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

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1134 (capacity 1125)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Blackburn

Academy trust

ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01257264740

Address

Astley Road, Chorley, PR7 1RS

Website

saint-michaels.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports