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Balshaw's Church of England High School: data, trends and context

Balshaw's Church of England High School 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
119775
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Voluntary controlled school
Status
Open
Local authority
Lancashire
Region
North West
Postcode
PR25 3AH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
921
FSM eligible
13.5%
EAL / First language other than English
3.4%
SEND (total)
9.4%
SEN Support
6.3%
EHCP
3.1%
White British
87.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
94.9%
Overall absence
5.1%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Severe absence
1.2%

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
20.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.21%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
52.3
English & maths grade 5+
57.4%
English & maths grade 4+
78.7%

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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Balshaw's Church of England High School 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.