Hodgson Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2022 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
- 136717
- Address
- Moorland Road, FY6 7EU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1116 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 1.5%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.62
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
Admissions
Hodgson Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 265
- 2nd preference
- 278
- 3rd preference
- 205
- From another Local Authority
- 162
Offers
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 116 109 |
| Year 8 | 225 122 103 |
| Year 9 | 223 113 110 |
| Year 10 | 222 115 107 |
| Year 11 | 221 116 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 20.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 65.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |