Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Cartgate, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Benter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 869
- Pupils on roll
- 820
- URN
- 119789
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253810504
About this school
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 820 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Aidan's Church of England High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 166 | 166 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 47.8 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.30 to +0.13 | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 45.2% | 43.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 70.5% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 39.8% | 37.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 Saint Aidan's Church of England 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 | 47.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 847 |
| 2023/24 | 839 |
| 2024/25 | 835 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Aidan's Church of England High School compares
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School ranked 30th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 7.1% | 16.9% | 820 | — |
| Fleetwood High School | 35.8 | 10.4% | 53.7% | 1,025 | 2.9 miles |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood | 43.5 | 6.9% | 28.9% | 769 | 3.1 miles |
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College | 48.5 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 877 | 3.8 miles |
| Hodgson Academy | 49.5 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 1,121 | 4.8 miles |
| Montgomery Academy | 40 | 9% | 37.3% | 1,192 | 5.2 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)
- 16.89%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 18.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fleetwood High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Fleetwood
-
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood3.1 miles
Secondary · Fleetwood
-
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College3.8 miles
Secondary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Hodgson Academy4.8 miles
Secondary · Poulton-Le-Fylde
-
Montgomery Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
- Baines School Secondary
- Hodgson Academy Secondary
- Carleton Green Community Primary School Primary
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall Primary
- Hambleton Primary Academy Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School Primary
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Aidan's Church of England High School teach?
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Aidan's Church of England High School?
- The headteacher of Saint Aidan's Church of England High School is Mrs Katie Benter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Aidan's Church of England High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Aidan's Church of England 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 many pupils are at Saint Aidan's Church of England High School?
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School has 820 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Saint Aidan's Church of England High School full?
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School has capacity for 869 pupils and 820 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Aidan's Church of England High School a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Aidan's Church of England High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Is Saint Aidan's Church of England High School a selective school?
- No. Saint Aidan's Church of England High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Saint Aidan's Church of England High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.1 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Aidan's Church of England High School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School ranked 30th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Aidan's Church of England High School's absence rate?
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Aidan's Church of England High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Aidan's Church of England 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.