Lathom High School : A Technology College

Lathom High School has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, elevating its performance to a good standard across various domains. The school has a supportive and welcoming environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), feel safe and achieve well. The leadership and staff have successfully revamped the curriculum to ensure it meets the needs of students more effectively, especially in key stage 4. Parents and pupils alike express positive sentiments towards the school, contributing to an overall vibrant learning atmosphere.

Strengths

• Strong improvements in the quality of education since the last inspection.
• High expectations for pupil learning and behaviour.
• Effective leadership with a focus on curriculum development.
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND.
• Commitment to personal development and careers guidance.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design not fully developed in a small number of subjects.
• Some teachers do not adequately check pupils' prior knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lathom High School : A Technology College attended 89.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.3% of pupils at Lathom High School : A Technology College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lathom High School : A Technology College had 13.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.0% of pupils at Lathom High School : A Technology College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lathom High School : A Technology College received £9,420 and spent £9,690 for each of its 806 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £502,000 (£622 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lathom High School : A Technology College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lathom High School : A Technology College is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Lathom High School : A Technology College last inspected by Ofsted?

Lathom High School : A Technology College was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Lathom High School : A Technology College have?

Lathom High School : A Technology College has 806 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lathom High School : A Technology College cover?

Lathom High School : A Technology College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Lathom High School : A Technology College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.6, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Lathom High School : A Technology College?

Lathom High School : A Technology College is at Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6JN.