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Fleetwood High School

Secondary · Foundation school · FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE

Requires improvement

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,995 of 3,312

Worse than 90% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Fleetwood High School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 7 Jul 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeFoundation school
Ages11 to 16
Pupils1,025
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Chris Wardle
TrustFleetwood Education Trust
Local authorityLancashire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119771.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Attainment 8 scoreResults across 8 subjects, English and maths count twice. 50 is about a grade 5 average.37, worse than England, worse than Lancashire45.346.2
Grade 4 or above in English and mathsGrade 4 is a standard pass.49.5%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire63.5%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and mathsGrade 5 is a strong pass.28.6%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire43.8%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and mathsGrade 7 is roughly an old A grade.3.3%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire12.4%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths41.2%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire59.1%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4182--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils1,025
Girls511
Boys514
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.50.6%
First language not English1.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.1,152
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.11%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.131
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.23
Average class size21.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.4%
Other White
1.4%
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
Other mixed
0.8%
African
0.8%
White and Black African
0.7%
Other ethnic group
0.7%
Other Asian
0.5%
White and Asian
0.4%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.1
Teachers (FTE)71.42
Teaching assistants (FTE)22.87
Support staff (FTE)42.22
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2573.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2562.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/257

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day.213
Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed.329
First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice.201
First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.194
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)10

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence10.5%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire8.1%8%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.29.8%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire21.8%21.6%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.6.3%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire3.5%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate19%
Pupils with one or more suspensions10.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions2

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationIn education, an apprenticeship or work for at least two terms.83.8%
Staying in educationSixth form, college or further education.74.9%
Further education49.7%
Sixth form college25.1%
Not sustainedDid not stay in education, an apprenticeship or work for two terms.11.5%
Employment5.8%
Apprenticeship3.1%
School sixth form0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Fleetwood High School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryFleetwood Flakefleet Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryCharles Saer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Inadequate
0.4 miPrimarySt Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.6 miSecondaryCardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodVoluntary aided school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryLarkholme Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryShakespeare Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryFleetwood Chaucer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miNot applicableRossall SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.2 miPrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School, FleetwoodAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimaryNorthfold Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Fleetwood High School

What is Fleetwood High School's Ofsted rating?

Fleetwood High School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 7 Jul 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Fleetwood High School rank in England?

Fleetwood High School ranks 2,995 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 90% of schools).

What are Fleetwood High School's GCSE results?

In 2025/26, 28.6% of pupils at Fleetwood High School got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 46.3%). The Attainment 8 score was 37 (England 46.2).

How hard is it to get into Fleetwood High School?

For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Fleetwood High School made 213 offers from 329 applications (1.5 per offer), and 194 of 201 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Fleetwood High School?

Fleetwood High School has 1,025 pupils aged 11 to 16.

What is the capacity of Fleetwood High School?

Fleetwood High School had 1,152 school places in 2024/25.

Does Fleetwood High School have a sixth form?

No, Fleetwood High School teaches pupils up to age 16.

How big are classes at Fleetwood High School?

At Fleetwood High School, the average class had 21.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Fleetwood High School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Fleetwood High School missed 10.5% of sessions (England 8%), and 29.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.