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Garstang Community Academy

Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1YE

Local ranking61st of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

915

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
44.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
45.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
63.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
11.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
155

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Continued in education
83.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
801
Boys
401 (50%)
Girls
400 (50%)
Capacity
915 (88% full)
SEND
18.9%
FSM Eligible
19.2%
EAL
1.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.3%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,083/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 93.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.1%
  • White Other: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Asian Other: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%

93.0%

White British

1.4%

Mixed White & Asian

1.3%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01995603226
Head@garstang.fcat.org.uk
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Bowgreave

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN
137342
UKPRN
10034891
Establishment No.
4160
Trust
FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST

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