Tarleton Academy
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6AQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Parker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 674
- URN
- 137768
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772812644
About this school
Tarleton Academy is a secondary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 674 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 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 | 129 | 133 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 47.4 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.07 to +0.43 | +0.28 +0.04 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 42.9% | 47.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 72.2% | 73.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 25.6% | 35.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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 Tarleton 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 | 48.5 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 704 |
| 2023/24 | 691 |
| 2024/25 | 675 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tarleton Academy compares
Tarleton Academy ranked 31st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.3 | 9.5% | 18.2% | 674 | — |
| Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy | 59.3 | 4.9% | 8.6% | 958 | 3.1 miles |
| Hutton Church of England Grammar School | 50.1 | 6.6% | 14.2% | 807 | 4.2 miles |
| Academy@Worden | 43.2 | 6.9% | 33.7% | 660 | 4.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | 45 | 7.2% | 21.3% | 813 | 4.9 miles |
| All Hallows Catholic High School | 55.6 | 5.3% | 9.9% | 911 | 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)
- 18.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.45%
- Persistent absence
- 28.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Leyland
-
Hutton Church of England Grammar School4.2 miles
Secondary · Preston
-
Academy@Worden4.9 miles
Secondary · Leyland
-
St Mary's Catholic High School4.9 miles
Secondary · Leyland
-
All Hallows Catholic High School5.2 miles
Secondary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Tarleton Academy ranks 11th of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Preston.
- All Hallows Catholic High School Secondary
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Secondary
- Ashton Community Science College Secondary
- Broughton High School Secondary
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- Carr Hill High School Secondary
- Christ The King Catholic High School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Secondary
- Fulwood Academy Secondary
- Garstang Community Academy Secondary
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tarleton Academy teach?
- Tarleton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Tarleton Academy?
- The headteacher of Tarleton Academy is Mr Scott Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tarleton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tarleton 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 Tarleton Academy?
- Tarleton Academy has 674 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Tarleton Academy full?
- Tarleton Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 674 on roll (90%), 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 Tarleton Academy a faith school?
- No. Tarleton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tarleton Academy a selective school?
- No. Tarleton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tarleton Academy?
- Tarleton Academy is part of ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tarleton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 46.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tarleton Academy rank locally?
- Tarleton Academy ranked 31st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tarleton Academy's absence rate?
- Tarleton Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tarleton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tarleton 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.