Carnforth High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Kellet Road
 Carnforth
 Lancashire LA5 9LS
Telephone: 01524 732424

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Carnforth High School
Trust: The Bay Learning Trust
Sponsor: The Bay Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Paul Stanisforth (since June 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Tim Iddon
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 41.1 / 10.22
Non-teaching Staff*: 36.94
Number of pupils: 685
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.7
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 13.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Electoral Ward: Carnforth & Millhead
School Number: 8884167

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 30th April 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ... (0.0km) show on map
  2. Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, V... (0.4km) show on map
  3. Carnforth Community Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of Englan... (2.0km) show on map
  5. Nether Kellet Community Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  6. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  7. Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  8. St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  9. Yealand Church of England Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  10. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England... (5.3km) show on map
  11. Bleasdale School (6.5km) show on map
  12. Silverdale St John's Church of England Volunt... (6.5km) show on map
  13. Caton Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  14. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College (6.9km) show on map
  15. Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  16. Burton Morewood CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  17. Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  18. Great Wood Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  19. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (7.7km) show on map
  20. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (7.8km) show on map
  21. Chadwick High School (7.8km) show on map
  22. Lancaster Ryelands Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  23. Lancaster High School (8.0km) show on map
  24. Morecambe Bay Academy (8.0km) show on map
  25. Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus (8.1km) show on map
  26. Castle View Primary Academy (8.1km) show on map
  27. Lancaster and Morecambe College (8.2km) show on map
  28. Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primar... (8.2km) show on map
  29. Arkholme Church of England Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  30. Our Lady's Catholic College (8.3km) show on map
  31. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (8.3km) show on map
  32. The Loyne Specialist School (8.3km) show on map
  33. Morecambe Road School (8.3km) show on map
  34. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  35. Lancaster Road Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  36. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary ... (8.6km) show on map
  37. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Pri... (8.6km) show on map
  38. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative ... (8.8km) show on map
  39. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  40. Lancaster Royal Grammar School (8.9km) show on map
  41. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (9.0km) show on map
  42. Holme Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  43. Willow Lane Community Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  44. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  45. Beetham CofE Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  46. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (9.2km) show on map
  47. Appletree Nursery School (9.3km) show on map
  48. Arnside National CofE School (9.5km) show on map
  49. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School (9.7km) show on map
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  52. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (9.9km) show on map
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  55. Storth CofE School (10.3km) show on map
  56. Stepping Stones School (10.3km) show on map
  57. Moorside Primary School (10.3km) show on map
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  59. Bay Leadership Academy (10.3km) show on map
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  61. Jamea Al Kauthar (10.5km) show on map
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  63. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (10.7km) show on map
  64. Milnthorpe Primary School (11.1km) show on map
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  67. Mossgate Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  68. SwitchED2 (12.2km) show on map
  69. Fell House School (12.5km) show on map
  70. Grange CofE Primary School (12.5km) show on map
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  75. St Mary's CofE Primary School (13.4km) show on map
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  77. Lindale CofE Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  78. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary ... (13.5km) show on map
  79. Cedar House School (14.2km) show on map
  80. Stonegate School (14.7km) show on map
  81. Cartmel Priory CofE School (14.7km) show on map
  82. Cartmel CofE Primary School (14.8km) show on map
  83. Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of Englan... (14.9km) show on map
  84. Underley Garden School (14.9km) show on map
  85. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  86. Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of Eng... (15.3km) show on map
  87. Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School (15.3km) show on map
  88. Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School (15.5km) show on map
  89. St Patrick's CofE School (15.6km) show on map
  90. Dean Barwick Primary School (15.6km) show on map
  91. Bentham Community Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  92. Levens CofE School (15.8km) show on map
  93. Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Cont... (15.9km) show on map
  94. Crosscrake CofE Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  95. Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  96. Cawthorne's Endowed School (16.9km) show on map
  97. Oversands School (17.2km) show on map
  98. Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School (18.5km) show on map
  99. Appletree School (18.7km) show on map
  100. Forton Primary School (19.0km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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