St Michael's Church of England High School
Secondary schoolSt Michael's Church of England High School is a secondary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,134 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Michael's Church of England High School was 60.6, against 49.8 in Chorley and 46.2 in England.
73.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Chorley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 60.6 | 49.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73.2% | 51% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92.4% | 71.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 224 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Chorley Astley Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2024610 m
- Oliver House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file650 m
- Buckshaw Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Parklands High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Mayfield House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chorley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).