Chadwick High School, Lancaster

The school runs after-school care.

Across Lancashire, 87% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Lancashire lodged 897 appeals against secondary school offers; 667 reached a hearing and 166 succeeded (24.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chadwick High School are Our Lady's Catholic College (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.1); Lancaster High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); Lancaster Royal Grammar School (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 71.6); and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 72.1).

Chadwick High School is one of 5 schools run by The Coastal Collaborative Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 22 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 23% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 14% into work.

69% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (88.1%) received SEN support and 7 (8.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Lancaster Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Norfolk Street (by), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chadwick High School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 429 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Chadwick High School are St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (0.2 miles); Castle View Primary Academy (0.5 miles); Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); and Lancaster Ryelands Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.