Fleetwood High School
Broadway, Fleetwood, FY7 8HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Fleetwood Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Barnes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,040
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025
- URN
- 119771
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253876757
About this school
Fleetwood High School is a foundation secondary school in Fleetwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,025 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 197 | 191 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.6 | 37.2 | 35.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 -1.10 to -0.70 | -0.57 -0.78 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 24.6% | 26.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 47.1% | 51.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 22.5% | 16.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fleetwood High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 1,005 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fleetwood High School compares
Fleetwood High School ranked 76th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.8 | 10.4% | 53.7% | 1,025 | — |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood | 43.5 | 6.9% | 28.9% | 769 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint Aidan's Church of England High School | 47 | 7.1% | 16.9% | 820 | 2.9 miles |
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College | 48.5 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 877 | 3.5 miles |
| Montgomery Academy | 40 | 9% | 37.3% | 1,192 | 3.9 miles |
| Hodgson Academy | 49.5 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 1,121 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.73%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.43%
- Persistent absence
- 32.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood0.6 miles
Secondary · Fleetwood
-
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College3.5 miles
Secondary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Montgomery Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Hodgson Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Poulton-Le-Fylde
Other schools in Fleetwood
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Secondary
- Charles Saer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Primary
- Larkholme Primary School Primary
- Shakespeare Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Primary
- Rossall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Fleetwood High School teach?
- Fleetwood High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Fleetwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Fleetwood High School?
- The headteacher of Fleetwood High School is Mr Richard Barnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fleetwood High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fleetwood High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Fleetwood High School?
- Fleetwood High School has 1,025 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fleetwood High School full?
- Fleetwood High School has capacity for 1,040 pupils and 1,025 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fleetwood High School a faith school?
- No. Fleetwood High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fleetwood High School a selective school?
- No. Fleetwood High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fleetwood High School?
- Fleetwood High School is part of Fleetwood Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fleetwood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.6 in 2022/23 and 35.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fleetwood High School rank locally?
- Fleetwood High School ranked 76th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fleetwood High School's absence rate?
- Fleetwood High School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fleetwood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fleetwood High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.