Stanley High School | School performance

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

77%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

77%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

77%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/02/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySefton

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Stanley High School · Secondary · Sefton

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

53%

+7pp

66%56%45%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

31%

+5pp

40%33%26%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

Attainment 8

40.6

+1.5

46.642.939.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.6

EBacc entry

77%

+0pp

87%63%38%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

EBacc APS

644.2

+143.3

644.2526.1408.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 644.2

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

836

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

24%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF

Local authority

Sefton

Website

www.stanleyhigh.co.uk

Telephone

01704228940

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	53%	31%	40.6	Not applicable	77%	644.2	78%	836
2023/24	45%	26%	39.1	-0.71	77%	500.8	79%	841
2022/23	54%	28%	41.7	-0.45	87%	507.6	87%	814
2021/22	57%	33%	44.9	-0.30	78%	408.0	79%	734
2018/19	66%	40%	46.6	+0.27	38%	535.3	50%	603
2017/18	56%	36%	43.0	-0.27	26%	542.3	30%	603
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	836	19.2	22%	8%	24%	9%	27%
2023/24	841	17.8	20%	8%	25%	12%	38%
2022/23	814	18.3	16%	8%	25%	10%	33%
2021/22	734	17.7	14%	8%	24%	11%	38%
2020/21	669	17.7	12%	9%	23%	—	—
2018/19	603	17.3	10%	9%	24%	6%	15%
2017/18	—	15.3	—	—	—	6%	16%