Academy@Worden
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 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
- Redwood Avenue, PR25 1RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 574 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- 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
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 33%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 44%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 97 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 96 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| French | GCSE | 37 |
| Geography | GCSE | 27 |
| History | GCSE | 51 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 97 |
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 | 71.0% 81.9% 86.0% |
Further education | 66.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.8% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.4% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
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