Schools

South Ribble schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in South Ribble, 54 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 83% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 8 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

54state schools and nurseries

83%good or betterat their last inspection

8new report cardssince November 2025

7inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Northbrook Primary Academy: new Ofsted report card 28 September
Seven Stars Primary School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
Samlesbury Church of England School: new Ofsted report card 30 June
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 24 June
Hutton Church of England Grammar School: new Ofsted report card 22 June
Howick Church Endowed Primary School: new Ofsted report card 22 June
Penwortham Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 June

Every school


Academy@WordenPR25 1RN	Secondary	Leyland	Good in every area (2025)
All Hallows Catholic High SchoolPR1 0LN	Secondary	Penwortham	Outstanding (2023)
Applebee Wood SchoolPR5 5SS	Special	Lostock Hall	Good in 1, requires improvement in 1, inadequate in 2 (2025)
Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolPR25 3AH	Secondary	Leyland	Good (2023)
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolPR5 6GX	Primary	Bamber Bridge	Good in every area (2025)
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolPR5 0DR	Primary	Gregson Lane	Good (2023)
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolPR5 6PB	Secondary	Bamber Bridge	Standards maintained (2025)
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamPR1 9AE	Primary	Penwortham	Good (2024)
Coupe Green Primary SchoolPR5 0JR	Primary	Coupe Green	School remains Good (2024)
Cuerden Church School, Bamber BridgePR5 6ED	Primary	Bamber Bridge	School remains Good (2023)
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary SchoolPR26 6PR	Primary	Farington Moss	Good (2023)
Golden Hill Pupil Referral UnitPR25 1QS	Alternative provision	Leyland	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Higher Walton Church of England Primary SchoolPR5 4FE	Primary	Higher Walton	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary SchoolPR4 5JQ	Primary	Much Hoole	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 6
Howick Church Endowed Primary SchoolPR1 0NB	Primary	Hutton	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in every area
Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolPR4 5SN	Secondary	Hutton	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Kingsfold Primary SchoolPR1 9HJ	Primary	Middleforth	Good (2023)
Leyland Methodist Infant SchoolPR25 3ET	Primary	Leyland	Good in every area (2025)
Leyland Methodist Junior SchoolPR25 3ET	Primary	Leyland	Good (2022)
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolPR25 1JL	Primary	Leyland	Good (2023)
Leyland St James Church of England Primary SchoolPR26 7SH	Primary	Leyland	School remains Good (2023)
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPR25 2QA	Primary	Leyland	Good (2024)
Little Hoole Primary SchoolPR4 5QL	Primary	Walmer Bridge	School remains Good (2023)
Longton Primary SchoolPR4 5YA	Primary	Longton	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Lostock Hall AcademyPR5 5UR	Secondary	Lostock Hall	School remains Good (2022)
Lostock Hall Community Primary SchoolPR5 5AS	Primary	Lostock Hall	Good (2024)
Moss Side Primary SchoolPR26 7ST	Primary	Leyland	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPR4 4XA	Primary	New Longton	Standards maintained (2025)
Northbrook Primary AcademyPR25 2GB	Primary	Leyland	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock HallPR5 5TB	Primary	Lostock Hall	Good in every area (2024)
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary SchoolPR1 9DE	Primary	Middleforth	School remains Good (2022)
Penwortham Girls' High SchoolPR1 0SR	Secondary	Penwortham	Outstanding (2024)
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolPR1 9YE	Primary	Middleforth	School remains Good (2023)
Penwortham Primary SchoolPR1 0HU	Primary	Penwortham	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
Penwortham Priory AcademyPR1 0JE	Secondary	Penwortham	Standards maintained (2025)
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPR1 0JH	Primary	Penwortham	School remains Good (2023)
Samlesbury Church of England SchoolPR5 0UE	Primary	Samlesbury	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4
Seven Stars Primary SchoolPR25 1TD	Primary	Leyland	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 5
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPR25 1TL	Primary	Leyland	Good (2022)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BrindlePR5 0DQ	Primary	Gregson Lane	Standards maintained (2025)
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolPR1 9QQ	Primary	Middleforth	Requires improvement (2024)
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPR5 6TA	Primary	Bamber Bridge	Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
St Mary's Catholic High SchoolPR25 1BS	Secondary	Leyland	Standards maintained (2025)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, LongtonPR4 5EB	Primary	Longton	School remains Good (2023)
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-DalePR5 4HD	Primary	Walton-le-Dale	Standards maintained (2025)
St Stephen's CofE SchoolPR1 8JN	Primary	Middleforth	Good (2023)
The Coppice SchoolPR5 6GY	Special	Bamber Bridge	School remains Good (2024)
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw VillagePR7 7HZ	Primary	Buckshaw Village	Good (2022)
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary SchoolPR5 4TD	Primary	Bamber Bridge	School remains Good (2024)
Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolPR5 6RN	Secondary	Bamber Bridge	Requires improvement (2022)
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolPR5 4JL	Primary	Walton-le-Dale	Standards maintained (2024)
Wellfield AcademyPR25 2TP	Secondary	Leyland	Requires improvement (2022)
Whitefield Primary SchoolPR1 0RH	Primary	Penwortham	School remains Good (2023)
Woodlea Junior SchoolPR25 1JL	Primary	Leyland	School remains Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 8 South Ribble report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 29 times, needs attention 16 times, strong standard 11 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at PR and BB postcodes and show here the ones in South Ribble. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Schools in every area

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New Longton

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Penwortham

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Samlesbury

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Questions people ask

How many schools in South Ribble are rated good or better?

83% of the 54 state schools and nurseries in South Ribble were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in South Ribble?

There are 54 state-funded schools and nurseries in South Ribble: 40 primary, 11 secondary, 2 special, 1 alternative provision.