Sir Tom Finney Community High School

School Name: Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Address: Ribbleton Hall Drive
Town/City: Preston
County: Lancashire
Postcode: PR2 6EE
Telephone Number: 01772 795749
Website: www.stfch.lancs.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 11-19
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2008

Headteacher: Miss Katy Stringer
Capacity: 245
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 255 (64% boys & 36% girls)
Enrollment: 104% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.8%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• VI - Visual Impairment
• OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 135346
DfE Number: 888/7118
UKPRN: 10024116
UPRN: 100012750133
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Preston (E07000123)
Constituency: Preston (E14001433)
Electoral Ward: Ribbleton (E05012206)

Easting & Northing: 356971E, 431162N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 46' 32.32" N 2° 39' 15.32" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQ8GW+77

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1. Moor Nook Community Primary School (0.3km)
2. The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.3km)
3. Preston Grange Primary School (0.7km)
4. Preston Greenlands Community Primary School (0.8km)
5. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery (1.0km)
6. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.0km)
7. Highfield Priory School (1.2km)
8. Brookfield Community Primary School (1.2km)
9. Fishwick Primary School (1.4km)
10. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.4km)

Predecessor schools†

• Elms School
• Moorfield School
• Sherburn School