Balshaw's Church of England High School
Voluntary controlled secondary school in Leyland (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
53
▲ 6.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
51.4%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.9%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
13.5%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
921 / 925 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 14-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 15 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 34 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, which includes foundation governors appointed by the charity or religious body, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.