Baines School
Highcross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE
726 pupils · 82% of 890 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 21 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 108 | 450 | 150 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 152 | 99 | 403 | 126 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 122 | 77 | 398 | 116 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 164 | 96 | 445 | 148 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 102 | 435 | 152 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 126 | 477 | 164 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 113 | 498 | 162 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 191 | 115 | 509 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blackpool Aspire Academy 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Hodgson Academy 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Montgomery Academy 3.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St George's School A Church of England Academy 4.5 km · Improved significantly (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.