Garstang Community Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Preston, Lancashire
Garstang Community Academy is a secondary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 26 March 2024.
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Catchment area for Garstang Community Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
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Key facts
- Address
- Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1YE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 750 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils’ enjoyment of school has increased in recent times.”
- “Most show a keen interest in learning.”
- “They respond well to the school’s raised expectations for their academic outcomes.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, pupils achieve well, but this is not the same for others.”
- “Some pupils are not benefiting from the positive changes to the curriculum as quickly as they should.”
- “This is because some of these changes have been implemented too slowly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 131 first-preference applications, 156 offers in total, 131 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Broughton High School 5.9 mi Outstanding
- Fulwood Academy 7.3 mi Good
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School 7.5 mi Not judged
- Our Lady's Catholic High School 7.6 mi Good
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 7.8 mi Not judged
- Longridge High School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Cecilia's RC High School 7.9 mi Not judged
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School 8.2 mi School remains Good