Academy@Worden
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RN
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
660
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
590 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
98 of 98 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
379
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 98 | 98 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 146 | 35 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 133 | 14 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 379 | 147 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Cairns
- Address
- Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RN
- Phone
- 01772421021
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Broadfield · South Ribble
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139290
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACADEMY @ WORDEN
660 pupils · 590 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
09 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 638 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.70 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 9% | 43% | 63% | |
| English Language | 105 | 13% | 60% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 18% | 63% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 82 | 11% | 35% | 51% | |
| History | 61 | 33% | 70% | 82% | |
| French | 47 | 34% | 72% | 89% | |
| Geography | 33 | 12% | 55% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 25 | 12% | 56% | 60% | |
| Social Studies | 21 | 5% | 33% | 48% | |
| Biology | 20 | 5% | 40% | 65% | |
| Statistics | 20 | 20% | 65% | 90% | |
| Physics | 19 | 11% | 58% | 63% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.