Secondary schools in Preston
22 secondary schools in Preston, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Preston in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 22 schools in Preston first 3,304 times for 3,358 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Lancashire authority's 80 schools. 9 of the 22 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.50 miles (St Cecilia's RC High School) to 5.30 miles (Hutton Church of England Grammar School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- All Hallows Catholic High School
- Broughton High School
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School
- Eden Boys' School, Preston
- Penwortham Girls' High School
- Preston Muslim Girls High School
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
- Ashton Community Science College
- Fulwood Academy
- Lostock Hall Academy
- Our Lady's Catholic High School
- Penwortham Priory Academy
- St Cecilia's RC High School
- Tarleton Academy
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School
- Carr Hill High School
- Christ The King Catholic High School
- Garstang Community Academy
- Longridge High School
- Moor Park High School
- Walton-Le-Dale High School
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Browse by authority: Lancashire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.