Hodgson Academy

Hodgson Academy has been recognized for its overall effectiveness, graded as Good in several areas including the quality of education, leadership, and management. The school fosters a positive and safe learning environment where pupils demonstrate strong behavioral attitudes. The curriculum is ambitious, and most pupils, including those with special educational needs, achieve well, particularly at key stage 4 where pupils typically engage in English Baccalaureate subjects. However, some subjects require further refinement in their curriculum implementation to ensure all students reach their full potential. As a newly inspected academy, the context of its previous exemption from routine inspections is notable, leading to a longer gap since the last assessment under the predecessor school’s grade of outstanding.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy positive relationships with staff and feel safe.
• The school has high aspirations for all pupils' achievement.
• Leaders are effective in identifying and supporting pupils with SEND.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized in most subjects.
• Pupils benefit from a rich extra-curricular program.
• Personal development programs are well-designed and responsive.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have less developed curriculum thinking.
• Teachers in a few subjects do not address knowledge gaps quickly enough.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hodgson Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.0% of pupils at Hodgson Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hodgson Academy had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.6% of pupils at Hodgson Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hodgson Academy received £7,744 and spent £7,522 for each of its 1,122 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £415,000 (£370 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of The Coastal Collaborative Trust, income was £6,076 and spending £5,781 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hodgson Academy is part of The Coastal Collaborative Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• The Blackpool Sixth Form College Blackpool
• Lytham St Annes High School Lytham St. Annes

What is Hodgson Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hodgson Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Hodgson Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hodgson Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Hodgson Academy have?

Hodgson Academy has 1,121 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hodgson Academy cover?

Hodgson Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Hodgson Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.3, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hodgson Academy?

Hodgson Academy is at Moorland Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7EU.