SCHOOL PROFILE

Fleetwood High School

Secondary Foundation school URN 119771
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,040 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lancashire
Trust Fleetwood Education Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,025 1,025 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 511 49.9% of pupils
Male pupils 514 50.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.6%
25.8 pts above England
School 50.6%
Wyre 24.8%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.7%
18.6 pts below England
School 1.7%
Wyre 2.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wyre 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.4%
957
Any other White background
1.4%
14
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
9
African
0.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
8
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.0% 154 of 1,025 pupils
5.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.0%
Wyre 19.0%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.8% 131 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 39
Social, emotional & mental health 36
Speech, language & communication 29
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Other difficulty or disability 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

35.8 3.4 pts below England
School 35.8
Wyre 37.6
North West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 26.3% England 36.0% 9.7 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 51.5% England 51.4% 0.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 16.2% England 30.6% 14.4 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.15 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.57 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.21 pts higher than England
School 10.43%
Wyre 5.80%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

32.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

16.21 pts higher than England
School 32.03%
Wyre 14.44%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.77 pts higher than England
School 4.58%
Wyre 1.70%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.6% 6.2 pts above England
Fleetwood High School
98.6%
Wyre
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information