Tarleton Academy is a secondary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hesketh Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Hesketh Lane, Preston, PR4 6AQ
Website: http://www.tarletonacademy.org/
Telephone: 01772812644
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Gwinnett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137768

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 665
Number of Boys: 333
Number of Girls: 332

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.37 Confidence interval 0.1 to 0.64
Of the 92 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 87 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarleton Community Primary School
Hesketh Lane , Tarleton PR4 6AT 		3out of 4 830 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Church Road , Tarleton PR4 6UP 		3out of 4 924 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School
Liverpool Old Road , Much Hoole PR4 5JQ 		3out of 4 1,634 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
South Road , Bretherton PR26 9AH 		4out of 4 2,858 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School
Shore Road , Hesketh Bank PR4 6RD 		3out of 4 3,053 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarleton Academy
Hesketh Lane , Tarleton PR4 6AQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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