Fulwood Academy

State-Funded School

fulwood-academy-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Ribble ValleyConstituency

PR2 9YRPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fulwood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 973 pupils. Fulwood Academy is part of DUNSTONE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.78

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

25%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

973

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 973
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DUNSTONE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Sept 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
29 Apr 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.