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Lathom High School : A Technology College: data, trends and context

Lathom High School : A Technology College is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
119774
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Foundation school
Status
Open
Local authority
Lancashire
Region
North West
Trust
The Lathom Trust
Postcode
WN8 6JN
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
806
FSM eligible
44.7%
EAL / First language other than English
10.5%
SEND (total)
17.9%
SEN Support
12.0%
EHCP
5.8%
White British
82.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.5%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Severe absence
5.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LancashireLocal authority91.5%8.5%2.8%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
13.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.25%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.5
English & maths grade 5+
31.4%
English & maths grade 4+
58.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Lathom High School : A Technology College is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.