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Garstang Community Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Preston (Lancashire).

Attainment 8
45
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.8%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.1%
▼ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.4%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.0%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
82%
750 / 915 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Requires improvement
last graded, 2024

Academy trust

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.

Fylde Coast Academy Trust

Garstang Community Academy is one of 10 schools run by Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

Type of school
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 16

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Schools in the trust

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SchoolPhaseLocal authorityPupilsGovernors on Governance RegisterLatest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Armfield AcademyAll-throughBlackpool1,2219Good 2023
Blackpool Aspire AcademySecondaryBlackpool7998Requires improvement 2024
Blackpool Gateway AcademyPrimaryBlackpool2876Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met
Garstang Community Academy (this school)SecondaryLancashire75010Requires improvement 2024
Hambleton Primary AcademyPrimaryLancashire2479Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Mereside Primary AcademyPrimaryBlackpool2668Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school)
Montgomery AcademySecondaryBlackpool1,1927Good 2024
Unity Academy BlackpoolAll-throughBlackpool8777Key judgements 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 1, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Westcliff Primary AcademyPrimaryBlackpool2466Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (May 2013)
Westminster Primary AcademyPrimaryBlackpool3977Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3; safeguarding standards met
10 schools6,282

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding
An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions
The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance
The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.