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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Cartgate, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 0NP · st-aidans.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 810504
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 820
- 94% of 869 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 81% 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 | 160 | 195 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 191 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 198 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 180 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 213 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 43.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47 | 46 | ||
| ●43.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 55.4 | +4.5 |
| Further education | 25.9 | −4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Saint Aidan's Church of England High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 68
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (15%) with SEND