# Fulwood Academy

Fulwood Academy is a secondary school in Preston, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 973 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135936. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 973
- Council: Preston
- URN: 135936

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Fulwood Academy was 43.8, against 49.9 in Preston and 46.2 in England.
39.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Preston | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.4% | 53% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58.8% | 71.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 170 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Queen's Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-drive-primary-school-e119292): 240 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fulwood and Cadley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwood-and-cadley-primary-school-e119151): 680 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-high-school-e119779): 740 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Corpus Christi Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-high-school-e119780): 840 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Pius X Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pius-x-preparatory-school-e119822): 840 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151965): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135936)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135936)

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