Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyAcademy@Worden

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leyland.

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy and Academy@Worden are secondary schools in Leyland.

  • Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Academy@Worden scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy was judged strong and Academy@Worden was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.3 for Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy and 43.2 for Academy@Worden.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy (60.3 in 2021-22, 59.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Academy@Worden (46.0 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy versus Academy@Worden compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeylandBishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademyLeylandAcademy@WordenEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking9th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure43rd of 80 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll963 618
Capacity930 590
LocationLeyland, PR26 9HH Leyland, PR25 1RN
GCSE results
Attainment 859.3 Stronger figure43.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths71.9% Stronger figure42.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths87.5% Stronger figure60.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc67.7% Stronger figure42.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.48 Stronger figure4.00 4.09
Cohort192 106
Pupils
Pupils in the census963 618
Free school meals (ever 6)8.6% 33.7%
English as an additional language0.7% 3.4%
SEN support11.2% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure6.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% Stronger figure17.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

Academy@Worden

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