The Farnley Academy
Note Overall effectiveness from the school's most recent inspection under Ofsted's previous (pre-report-card) framework.
✨ Hidden gem Pupils here make more progress than at most schools — it does better than its intake would predict. Based on DfE progress measures (Progress 8 / KS2), not an Ofsted grade.
Results & progress
Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).
| Progress 8 | +0.5 — Well above average |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.3 |
| Grade 5+ in English & Maths | 52% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 |
School details
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,492 |
| Sixth form | Yes |
| Academy trust | THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Setting | Urban |
Inspection history
Previous framework (overall effectiveness) — Outstanding
| Personal development | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Local house prices
Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £198,000 (1133 sales in the window).
A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.