Fulwood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 135936
- Address
- Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, PR2 9YR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 884 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 42.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.8%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 44.5%
Other White 11.3%
Pakistani 10.1%
African 10%
Mixed 7.5%
Indian 6.8%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other 2.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
Biology | GCSE | 23 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 133 |
English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
French | GCSE | 36 |
Geography | GCSE | 68 |
Admissions
Fulwood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 221 107 114 |
Year 8 | 195 95 100 |
Year 9 | 158 86 72 |
Year 10 | 156 75 81 |
Year 11 | 154 76 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 66.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 18.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.1% 1.2% |