Garstang Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 26 2024 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
- 137342
- Address
- Bowgreave, Garstang, PR3 1YE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 801 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 93%
Mixed 3.6%
Indian 1.2%
Other White 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 83 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 83 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Garstang Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 82 82 |
| Year 8 | 163 77 86 |
| Year 9 | 154 73 81 |
| Year 10 | 165 83 82 |
| Year 11 | 155 86 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |