Albany Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 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
- 138544
- Address
- Bolton Road, PR7 3AY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 719 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 86.8%
Unclassified 5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Mixed 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other White 1.4%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
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 11%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
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 3.86
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 124 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
| Geography | GCSE | 64 |
Admissions
Albany Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 146
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 232
- 3rd preference
- 219
- From another Local Authority
- 58
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 74 75 |
| Year 8 | 148 84 64 |
| Year 9 | 149 88 61 |
| Year 10 | 143 67 76 |
| Year 11 | 130 84 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 73.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |