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Baines School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided

Highcross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 8BE · baines.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 883019

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.8
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
726
82% of 890 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.4%
First language not English
2.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 102 (Places 179)102September 2023: 96 (Places 164)96September 2024: 77 (Places 122)77September 2025: 99 (Places 152)99September 2026: 108 (Places 171)108Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261711080.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025152990.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024122770.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023164960.6100%
September 2022Sept 20221791020.699%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 41.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D+ (22 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32017/18: 48.1 (England 46.5)48.12018/19: 47.5 (England 46.7)47.52021/22: 47.0 (England 48.8)47.02022/23: 42.9 (England 46.3)42.92023/24: 44.0 (England 45.9)44.02024/25: 45.8 (England 46.0)45.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.846.0
▼41.1%45.4%
●65.5%64.8%
▼19.6%40.5%
▼3.874.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.1+0.5
Sixth form college49.7−2.8
Further education33.3+2.7
Apprenticeship3.3+0.2
Employment3.8+3.2
Not in a lasting destination5.5−3.3
Activity not captured3.3+0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/182015/16: 22.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.8 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 22.0 (England 32.1)D+England 32.1
2017/18TrendAverage gradeProgress
39 studentsD+ (22)Below average -0.35
39 studentsD+ (22)Below average -0.37
7.4%AAB or better
87.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2016/1765D+ (24.8)-0.39
2015/1650D+ (22.3)-0.35

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/18
Left in 2017/18Since 2016/17
University52+12
Other education3−11
Apprenticeship19+14
Employment16−12
Not in a lasting destination6+1
Activity not captured3−4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Baines School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jun 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
68%
Positive
69%
Replies
73
10% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼72% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼71% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼61% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼17% agreeEngland 43%

based on 24 parents (33%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 63%

based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND

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