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Academy converter · 660 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Other independent school · independent
Turning Point Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 72of 80 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 16
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Turning Point Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Turning Point Academy | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 10.3 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.70 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 9 | 56% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| Biology | 5 | 31% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Combined Science | 4 | 25% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Physics | 3 | 19% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Chemistry | 3 | 19% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Art and Design | 3 | 19% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 13% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| English Language | 2 | 13% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Computer Science | 2 | 13% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 6 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 4 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 3 | — | — |
Where Turning Point Academy is
Other secondary schools in Lancashire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Lancashire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Lancashire
Accrington Academy
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7
Albany Academy
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76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
Alder Grange School
Community school · sixth form · 899 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
All Hallows Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 911 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
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.