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Academy@Worden
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Redwood Avenue, Leyland PR25 1RN · academyatworden.co.uk · 01772 421021
On the mapSearch near PR25 1RN
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 660
- 70 over 590 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Academy @ Worden
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 174 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 | 174 | 121 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 98 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 126 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 130 | 92 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 114 | 103 | 0.9 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 42.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 3.1 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 72.4 | +6.7 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | −4 |
| Employment | 2 | −5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Academy@Worden on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 68
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (15%) with SEND