Academy@Worden
Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Academy@Worden is a secondary school in Leyland for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 40th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 2 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils are proud to attend Academy@Worden. They appreciate the range of wider, cultural opportunities that are on offer to them. Pupils treat each other with kindness. They show respect for diversity. Pupils told inspectors that the school will listen to their concerns. This helps to ensure that pupils feel safe and happy in school. Pupils are polite and respectful. They make visitors to their school feel welcome. In lessons and during social times, there is a calm and orderly atmosphere. Pupils understand the school's high expectations of their learning. They work hard to meet them. The school acknowledges pupils' efforts with a range of rewards. This supports them to behave and achieve well. Pupils are encouraged to participate in a range of experiences outside of the classroom. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the life of the school. During the inspection, inspectors saw the commitment that pupils had in preparing to showcase their talents in the school show, 'Shrek'. Pupils regularly contribute to the school community, for example, as volunteer peer readers and through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. This enriches their learning.
What the school should improve
- The additional needs of a small number of pupils with SEND are not routinely identified early enough. Consequently, these pupils do not receive the support that they need in a timely enough manner. The school should ensure that staff are suitably equipped to identify and meet the needs of these pupils.
- The school does not systematically use the information that it gathers to improve some aspects of its provision. As a result of this, the school's actions sometimes do not target the areas that will have the most impact. The school should strengthen its use of the information that it collects to match its actions strategically to the areas where it will make the most difference.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
106 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
660 pupils on roll, with places for 590
Schools near Academy@Worden
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellfield Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 37.7 |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.0 |
| Balshaw's Church of England High School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 52.3 |
| Lostock Hall Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 47.6 |
| Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 59.3 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ACADEMY @ WORDEN
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Cairns
- Phone
- 01772421021
- Address
- Redwood Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1RN
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 139290
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.