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Fleetwood High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Broadway, FLEETWOOD FY7 8HE · fleetwoodhs.org.uk · 01253 876757
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,025
- 99% of 1,040 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 213 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 213 | 201 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 201 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 225 | 202 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 198 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 201 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.8, and 26.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 25.1 | −9 |
| Further education | 49.7 | +5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fleetwood High School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 83
- 8% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (33%) with SEND