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74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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Garstang Community Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 750of 915 places
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 155
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 26 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Garstang High School : A Community Technology College (URN 119747, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Garstang Community Academy has no sixth form. Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 28% moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 54% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French and German and Spanish add up to 13% of the year group, and 12% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Garstang Community Academy | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 166 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Garstang Community Academy | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 12% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.80 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.9 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 153 | 99% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 65% |
| Mathematics | 153 | 99% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 148 | 95% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 68% |
| History | 95 | 61% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 56% |
| Chemistry | 83 | 54% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 94% |
| Biology | 83 | 54% | 23% | 22% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 83 | 54% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 93% |
| Combined Science | 65 | 42% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 49% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 37% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 63% |
| Geography | 54 | 35% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 39 | 25% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 74% |
| Art and Design | 27 | 17% | 7% | 11% | 24% | 44% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 15% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 52% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 14% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 95% |
| French | 15 | 10% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 73% |
| Music | 10 | 6% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 50% |
| German | 3 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 3 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 3 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.