Academy@Worden

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Redwood Avenue
 Leyland
 Lancashire PR25 1RN
Telephone: 01772 421021

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
History: This school arose from Worden Sports College
Trust: Academy @ Worden

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Paul Cairns (since June 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Alan Hammersley
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 37.2 / 8.52
Non-teaching Staff*: 22.08
Number of pupils: 618
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.6
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 31.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: South Ribble
Electoral Ward: Broadfield
School Number: 8884140

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. St Mary's Catholic High School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant ... (0.6km) show on map
  4. Woodlea Junior School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit (0.7km) show on map
  6. Seven Stars Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Northbrook Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  8. Wellfield Academy (0.9km) show on map
  9. Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  10. Moss Side Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Leyland St James Church of England Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Leyland Methodist Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Leyland Methodist Infant School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Balshaw's Church of England High School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Runshaw College (1.8km) show on map
  16. Farington Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Aurora Brooklands School (2.1km) show on map
  18. St Catherine's RC Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  19. Lever House Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  20. Roselyn House School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School (2.7km) show on map
  22. Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  23. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  24. Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Prim... (3.5km) show on map
  25. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton (3.5km) show on map
  26. Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary S... (3.8km) show on map
  27. Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  28. New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  29. The Ribble Autism School (4.2km) show on map
  30. Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Prima... (4.4km) show on map
  31. Applebee Wood School (4.5km) show on map
  32. Lostock Hall Community Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  33. Bridgeway School (4.7km) show on map
  34. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  35. Lostock Hall Academy (4.7km) show on map
  36. Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  37. Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  38. Kingsfold Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  39. Cambian Red Rose School (4.9km) show on map
  40. Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  41. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy (5.0km) show on map
  42. Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge (5.0km) show on map
  43. Eccleston Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  44. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  45. Westwood Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  46. Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Pr... (5.2km) show on map
  47. Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary... (5.3km) show on map
  48. Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  49. Ashbridge Independent School (5.4km) show on map
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  55. Little Hoole Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  56. Lancashire College of Adult Education (5.6km) show on map
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  58. Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (5.6km) show on map
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  61. Waterloo Lodge (5.7km) show on map
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  73. Longton Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  74. Walton-Le-Dale High School (6.2km) show on map
  75. Chorley Astley Park School (6.3km) show on map
  76. Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of ... (6.3km) show on map
  77. Penwortham Girls' High School (6.4km) show on map
  78. Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of Englan... (6.5km) show on map
  79. Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  80. St Chad's Catholic Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  81. Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  82. Penwortham Primary School (6.7km) show on map
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  84. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, W... (6.8km) show on map
  85. Mayfield House School (6.8km) show on map
  86. Christ The King Catholic High School (6.8km) show on map
  87. Gillibrand Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  88. Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  89. Southlands High School (6.9km) show on map
  90. Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Prima... (6.9km) show on map
  91. St Stephen's CofE School (6.9km) show on map
  92. Penwortham Priory Academy (6.9km) show on map
  93. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley (7.0km) show on map
  94. Frenchwood Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  95. Rainbow Hub School (7.1km) show on map
  96. Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary... (7.1km) show on map
  97. Highfield Nursery School (7.1km) show on map
  98. Imam Muhammad Zakariya School (7.1km) show on map
  99. Highfield Community Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  100. Duke Street Nursery School (7.3km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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