Ladybridge High School

Ladybridge High School is performing well overall, with a consistent rating of 'Good' across all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school fosters a welcoming environment for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils. With high expectations set by leaders regarding behaviour and achievement, most pupils respond positively, contributing to a calm and purposeful learning atmosphere. Additionally, the school engages actively with the local community and offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, enhancing the overall educational experience for its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel welcomed and safe at school.
• Leaders have high expectations for behaviour and achievement.
• The curriculum is well-designed and broad.
• Teachers present subject matter clearly and effectively.
• The school offers diverse extracurricular clubs and activities.
• Support systems for SEND pupils are in place and effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some areas of the curriculum still need refinement.
• Behaviour during unstructured times can be inconsistent.
• Monitoring of pupil participation in extracurricular activities is insufficient.

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 Ladybridge High School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.5% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Ladybridge High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Ladybridge High School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 13.3% of pupils at Ladybridge High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% 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 Ladybridge High School received £8,490 and spent £8,676 for each of its 1,139 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,370,000 (£1,203 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 Ladybridge High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ladybridge High School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Ladybridge High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ladybridge High School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Ladybridge High School have?

Ladybridge High School has 1,136 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ladybridge High School cover?

Ladybridge High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Ladybridge High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.8, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ladybridge High School?

Ladybridge High School is at New York, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4NG.