Albany Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 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
- 722 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 87.5%
Unclassified 3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1.5%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 140 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 137 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 57 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Albany Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 220
- 3rd preference
- 253
- From another Local Authority
- 70
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 82 65 |
| Year 8 | 145 72 73 |
| Year 9 | 146 81 65 |
| Year 10 | 143 83 60 |
| Year 11 | 141 66 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 67.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |