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Tarleton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston PR4 6AQ · tarletonacademy.org · 01772 812644
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 674
- 90% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 137 places were offered; 98% 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 | 137 | 129 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 131 | 117 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 125 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 134 | 106 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 149 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.3, and 47.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.13 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.8 | — |
| Sixth form college | 18.8 | +8.8 |
| Further education | 60.9 | −14.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Tarleton Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (219 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 219
- 31% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (25%) with SEND