Baines School is a secondary school located in Poulton-le-Fylde. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highcross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE
Website: http://baines.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01253883019
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Chapman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119813

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 890
Number of Pupils: 851
Number of Boys: 411
Number of Girls: 440

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -0.5 to -0.1
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
Carr Head Lane , FY6 8JB 		3out of 4 839 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
Hardhorn Road , FY6 7SR 		4out of 4 1,024 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Boundary Primary School
Dinmore Avenue , FY3 7RW 		3out of 4 1,936 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde
Breck Road , FY6 7HT 		4out of 4 2,111 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Academy
Rodwell Walk , Grange Park FY3 7FG 		3out of 4 2,169 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Baines School
Highcross Road , FY6 8BE 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS 		3out of 4 1,509 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hodgson Academy
Moorland Road , FY6 7EU 		4out of 4 1,665 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road , FY3 7EQ 		3out of 4 2,244 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LR 		- not rated 1,660 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS 		3out of 4 3,252 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfurlong School
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS 		4out of 4 1,528 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
McKee College House
73 Breck Road , FY6 7AQ 		3out of 4 1,705 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brookfield School
Fouldrey Avenue , FY6 7HE 		3out of 4 2,301 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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