OFSTED
24 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
31 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
4 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
726
726 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
372
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
354
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
above England
School
31.4%
Wyre
24.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
Wyre
2.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Wyre
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
643
Any other White background
3.4%
25
White and Black African
1.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
6
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
6
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.1%
95 of
726 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.8
6.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.59 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.25 pts
higher than
England
School
8.47%
Wyre
5.80%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.76 pts
higher than
England
School
28.57%
Wyre
14.44%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.97%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.17 pts
higher than
England
School
4.97%
Wyre
1.70%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
10.7 pts
below England
Baines School
81.6%
Wyre
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.