Broughton High School
Community secondary school in Preston (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
55.5
▲ 9.3 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
66.5%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.9%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
932 / 900 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2022
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Broughton High School is a secondary school located in Preston, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 926 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 900. The school is led by Mr David Botes.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Film Club
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
and 10 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 119759
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (18 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Martine Morris | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Louise Banks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Leeming | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gillian Peterson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee-Romel Pritchard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Brown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Elaine Goodwin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Samuel Hughes | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Moren | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Bury | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susan Gledhill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Anthony Mellor | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Latham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachael Clark | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Lorna Collins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Davey-Pedersen | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Peter Halstead | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Judith Fawbert Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karen Fletcher Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record