Academy@Worden is a secondary school located in Leyland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westfield Drive, Leyland, PR25 1QX
Website: http://www.academyatworden.co.uk
Telephone: 01772421021
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Hammersley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139290

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 590
Number of Pupils: 536
Number of Boys: 288
Number of Girls: 248

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.24 Confidence interval -0.07 to 0.55
Of the 65 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 65 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northbrook Primary Academy
Bannister Drive , PR25 2GB 		- not rated 707 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Slater Lane , PR25 1TL 		2out of 4 724 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Seven Stars Primary School
Peacock Hall Road , PR25 1TD 		3out of 4 849 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Woodlea Road , Leyland PR25 1JL 		3out of 4 894 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Haig Avenue , PR25 2QA 		2out of 4 902 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Academy@Worden
Westfield Drive , PR25 1QX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Academy
Yewlands Drive , PR25 2TP 		2out of 4 936 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue , PR25 1BS 		3out of 4 988 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road , PR25 3AH 		4out of 4 2,036 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Runshaw College
Langdale Road , PR25 3DQ 		- not rated 2,253 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Earnshaw Drive , PR25 1QS 		4out of 4 470 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aurora Brambles School
159 Longmeanygate , Midge Hall PR26 7TB 		- not rated 2,125 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE 		- not rated 2,784 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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