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Garstang Community Academy

Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1YE ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Preston. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 44.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 131 families put it first for 156 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
750
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Lancashire
Academy trust
FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Satinder Singh
Opened
Sept 2011
School website 01995603226 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 26 Mar 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (18 Jan 2023): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 155 pupils

Attainment 8
44.8
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
45.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
63.9%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.30
2023/24 · CI -0.52 to -0.08
This school
44.8
Lancashire
45.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
156
1st preferences
131
All applications
356
1st prefs per place
0.84
Fewer first choices than places

131 of 131 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
801
Capacity
915
82% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)19.2%
  • English as an additional language1.1%
  • SEN support16.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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