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Albany Academy
Secondary
Bolton Road, Chorley, PR73AY
012 5724 4020


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
693

Albany Academy is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 756. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 26 Mar 2014.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
387 boys and 306 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
19.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
4.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
8.8%
EHC PLAN
3.2%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.6
Local Authority
46.7
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
38%
Local Authority
44%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 32% 33% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.89 4.02 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

26 Mar 2014

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 643
Of which first preference applications 186
Of which second preference applications 219
Of which third preference applications 238
Total offers made 149
Of which first preference offers 121
Of which second preference offers 22
Of which third preference offers 6




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
94%
Local Authority
94%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 83% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 7% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 5% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 6% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£241,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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