Hodgson Academy
Moorland Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COASTAL COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Principal
- Headteacher Shabnam Khan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,125
- Pupils on roll
- 1,121
- URN
- 136717
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253882815
About this school
Hodgson Academy is a secondary academy in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,121 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 222 | 221 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | 47.2 | 49.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.23 to +0.15 | -0.45 -0.64 to -0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 47.1% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 67.4% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 73.3% | 84.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
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 Hodgson Academy 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 | 49.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 1,116 |
| 2024/25 | 1,120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hodgson Academy compares
Hodgson Academy ranked 23rd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.5 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 1,121 | — |
| Baines School | 45.8 | 8.5% | 31.6% | 726 | 0.9 miles |
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College | 48.5 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 877 | 1.5 miles |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | 36.7 | 9.6% | 66.5% | 799 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 41.5 | 7.9% | 37.1% | 1,188 | 2.2 miles |
| Montgomery Academy | 40 | 9% | 37.3% | 1,192 | 2.4 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)
- 18.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 16.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baines School0.9 miles
Secondary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College1.5 miles
Secondary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Blackpool Aspire Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
St Mary's Catholic Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Montgomery Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
- Baines School Secondary
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School 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 year groups does Hodgson Academy teach?
- Hodgson Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the principal of Hodgson Academy?
- The principal of Hodgson Academy is Headteacher Shabnam Khan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hodgson Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hodgson Academy, 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 Hodgson Academy?
- Hodgson Academy has 1,121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hodgson Academy full?
- Hodgson Academy has capacity for 1,125 pupils and 1,121 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Hodgson Academy a faith school?
- No. Hodgson Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hodgson Academy a selective school?
- No. Hodgson Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hodgson Academy?
- Hodgson Academy is part of THE COASTAL COLLABORATIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hodgson Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.8 in 2022/23 and 49.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hodgson Academy rank locally?
- Hodgson Academy ranked 23rd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hodgson Academy's absence rate?
- Hodgson Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hodgson Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hodgson Academy'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 1 July 2026.