Garstang Community Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Bowgreave, Preston, PR3 1YE
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 26/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
750
Capacity used
Has space82%
915 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
100 of 100 families who put it first got an offer
139
Places offered
328
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 100 | 100 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 106 | 25 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Total | 328 | 132 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Satinder Singh
- Address
- Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1YE
- Phone
- 01995603226
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Calder · Lancaster and Wyre
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137342
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
750 pupils · 915 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 23
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 819 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 155 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.