Garstang Community Academy

State-Funded School

garstang-community-academy-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Lancaster and WyreConstituency

PR3 1YEPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 750 pupils. Garstang Community Academy is part of Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.8

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

750

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 750
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Fylde Coast Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
17 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.