Academy converter · Lancashire

Hodgson Academy

11–16Ages
1,121Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136717URN

Moorland Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

695 applications for 212 places · 19th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.3of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

22nd of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

695 applications · 212 places offered · 217 named it first

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	212	695	3.3	217	1.02
Sep 2025	218	695	3.2	226	1.04
Sep 2024	222	752	3.4	265	1.19
Sep 2023	224	788	3.5	315	1.41
Sep 2022	218	756	3.5	254	1.17
Sep 2021	215	798	3.7	252	1.17
Sep 2020	228	824	3.6	267	1.17
Sep 2019	222	858	3.9	270	1.22
Sep 2018	224	886	4.0	310	1.38
Sep 2017	225	824	3.7	286	1.27
Sep 2016	222	833	3.8	261	1.18
Sep 2015	223	848	3.8	270	1.21
Sep 2014	229	822	3.6	281	1.23

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

216 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.322nd of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%21st of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.45

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	216	49.3	51%	75%	–
2024/25	220	49.5	50%	76%	–
2023/24	221	47.2	47%	67%	−0.45
2022/23	222	49.8	54%	74%	−0.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hodgson AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.3applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Baines School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Millfield School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Blackpool Aspire Academy
2.5 km · Blackpool

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic Academy
3.5 km · Blackpool

2026

2.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Montgomery Academy
3.8 km · Blackpool

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Unity Academy Blackpool
4.1 km · Blackpool

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 27.9Attainment 8
St George's School A Church of England Academy
6.0 km · Blackpool

Improved significantly2025

2.6applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
South Shore Academy
7.1 km · Blackpool

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 34.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136717 · 888/4010
Trust: The Coastal Collaborative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,140 pupils · 1,121 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2011
Replaced: Hodgson School (URN 119713)
Address: Moorland Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources