Academy@Worden
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 9 2020 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
- 139290
- Address
- Westfield Drive, PR25 1QX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 574 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 87.6%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.9%
Pakistani 1.7%
Chinese 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.3
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 38 |
| History | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Academy@Worden
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 126
- 2nd preference
- 150
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 126
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 68 73 |
| Year 8 | 131 64 67 |
| Year 9 | 97 46 51 |
| Year 10 | 107 58 49 |
| Year 11 | 98 53 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |