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Albany Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bolton Road, Chorley PR7 3AY · albanyacademy.co.uk · 01257 244020
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 725
- 96% of 756 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- 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 142 places were offered; 84% 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 | 142 | 129 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 127 | 135 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 124 | 0.8 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 186 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 193 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.7, and 33.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 13.1 | +10.2 |
| Further education | 69.2 | −4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | +1 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Albany Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 98
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (29%) with SEND