| Mottoes | Non Sibi Sed Aliis Not for yourself but for others and Aiming at Excellence |
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| Established | 1931 |
| Type | Comprehensive voluntary controlled school |
| Religion | Mixed, Church of England school |
| Headteacher | Jo Venn |
| Founder | Richard Balshaw |
| Specialism | Engineering |
| Location | Church Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AH England |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| DfE number | ???/4500 |
| DfE URN | 119775 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 926 |
| Gender | Mixed Gender |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Black & White |
| Former name | Balshaw's Grammar School |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Website | Official Homepage |
Balshaw's CE High School is a comprehensive specialist secondary school located on Church Road in Leyland, England.
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It is situated just south of the B5248 in the east of Leyland, close to the West Coast Main Line, and 546 yards (500m) west of the M6.
The school was founded by Richard Balshaw in 1782[1]. He established a high school called Golden Hill - until the 1920s that school was the original school for Balshaw's pupils. In 1922 work started on building a new school on a 5 acre site.
Opened in 1931, it was Balshaw's Grammar School until 1982, and the school is still situated in the same area.
In 1972 the school joined with Parklands Languages High School by opening Runshaw College, when both the schools' sixth forms were combined. The school abandoned its Grammar status in favour of comprehensive status in the early 1980s. In 1994 the school became a Church of England school.
The school is split into traditional houses. The house system consists of all years, all of which have four divisions (see below). These divisions are named after four areas of Lancashire, and are managed by learning managers.
The houses are managed by separate staff:
The school motto is Non Sibi Sed Aliis which is Latin for "Not for oneself, but for others". However the school has now adopted the somewhat common motto "Aiming at Excellence".
The school was formally inspected by the HM Inspectorate of Schools on Thursday 4 June 2009, the previous one being in 2006, and achieved 'Good' status.
Balshaw's has recently signed up to Eco-Schools Lancashire. This came with a lot of development, in recording waste usage, electricity, gas and how well the school economically does in respect of the money and environment.On 2 July 2009, there was an "Eco-Day", in which the pupils worked with eco-friendly materials and learnt about how to lead environmentally friendly lifestyles.