| Name | Hodgson Academy |
| Website | http://www.hodgson.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Ofsted Inspection Rating | Outstanding This inspection rating relates to a predecessor school. When a school, converts to an academy, is taken over or closes and reopens as a new school a formal link is created between the new school and the old school, by the Department for Education. Where the new school has not yet been inspected, we show the inspection history of the predecessor school, as we believe it still has significance. |
| Inspection Date | 24 September 2008 |
| Address | Moorland Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7EU |
| Phone Number | 01253882815 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Age Range | 11-16 |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Number of Pupils | 1137 (50% boys 50% girls) |
| Number of Pupils per Teacher | 16.7 |
| Academy Sponsor | Hodgson Academy |
| Local Authority | Lancashire |
| Percentage Free School Meals | 9.8% |
| Percentage English is Not First Language | 1.3% |
| Persisitent Absence | 10.3% |
| Pupils with SEN Support | 9.9% |
| Catchment Area Information Available | Yes, our catchment area data is FREE |
| Last Distance Offered Information Available | No |
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Description of the school Hodgson School is an above average sized school serving a wide catchment area within the Wyre district of Lancashire. The area has below average levels of social and economic deprivation and the percentage of students entitled to free school meals is low. Most students are White British and very few have English as an additional language. The number of students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below average. The school has been a specialist Technology College since 1996 and now, as a high performing specialist school, has a second specialism as a member of the Raising Attainment Partnership Programme. It holds many national awards including Sportsmark, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Mark, Charter Mark for Excellence and has Investors in People status. Key for inspection grades Grade 1 Outstanding Grade 2 Good Grade 3 Satisfactory Grade 4 Inadequate |
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