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
- 618 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 85.4%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 3.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
Chinese 1.6%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.98
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 47 |
| Geography | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Academy@Worden
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 146
- 3rd preference
- 133
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 74 82 |
| Year 8 | 133 66 67 |
| Year 9 | 132 66 66 |
| Year 10 | 92 44 48 |
| Year 11 | 105 57 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |