Garstang Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 27 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
- 819 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 94.1%
Mixed 3%
Indian 1.2%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 159 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 159 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 157 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Garstang Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 81 87 |
| Year 8 | 157 73 84 |
| Year 9 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 10 | 160 88 72 |
| Year 11 | 163 79 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |