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Lathom High School : A Technology College

Secondary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Good (Jun 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 14 June 2022, report published 21 September 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2026

The last inspection was in June 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.1 milesOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

    Secondary, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025)

  2. 0.7 milesMaharishi Free School

    Secondary, Ormskirk, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)

  3. 3.1 milesOrmskirk School

    Secondary, Ormskirk, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)

  4. 3.5 milesBurscough Priory Academy

    Secondary, Ormskirk, Lancashire

    Good (Nov 2022)

  5. 3.7 milesRainford High School

    Secondary, St Helens

    Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.