Hutton Church of England Grammar School, Preston

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Hutton Church of England Grammar School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and interconnected personal development programme that combines lessons, careers advice, spiritual development and enrichment."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the attendance and behaviour of pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders are well informed of the strengths and areas for improvement in the curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are proud of their whole-school approach to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "All areas of the school are underpinned by its Christian ethos."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "The school's sixth form is a close-knit environment."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should develop the systems for assessment to ensure that teachers check pupils' understanding, identify gaps and address misconceptions consistently well across subjects and year groups"; "Leaders should continue to embed their work to ensure that gaps in foundational knowledge are addressed consistently well across the school"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching embeds pupils' knowledge and skills across the curriculum so they achieve consistently well".

In 2026, pupils at Hutton Church of England Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.13: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, History and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 125 families put Hutton Church of England Grammar School as their first choice and 408 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hutton Church of England Grammar School are All Hallows Catholic High School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.6); Penwortham Priory Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47); Penwortham Girls' High School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.4); and Ashton Community Science College (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6).

Hutton Church of England Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Of the 81 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 14% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (6.9%) received SEN support and 19 (2.4%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grammar School Grounds (outside), 50 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, Hutton Church of England Grammar School issued 103 suspensions, 12.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hutton Church of England Grammar School are Howick Church Endowed Primary School (0.7 miles); St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton (0.8 miles); Longton Primary School (1 mile); and New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.