Academy@Worden
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Leyland, Lancashire
Academy@Worden is a secondary school in Leyland, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025.
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Catchment area for Academy@Worden
- 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
- Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 660 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Academy@Worden.”
- “They appreciate the range of wider, cultural opportunities that are on offer to them.”
- “Pupils treat each other with kindness.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not systematically identify the needs of a small number of pupils until too late in their school journey.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not receive the support that they need quickly enough.”
- “However, the school does not routinely use the information that it gathers about behaviour or some other aspects of its provision effectively enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.2 | 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: 121 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 119 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.
- Wellfield Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Catholic High School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Balshaw's Church of England High School 1.2 mi Good
- Lostock Hall Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- All Hallows Catholic High School 3.3 mi Outstanding
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School 3.5 mi Standards maintained