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Baines School

Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Open

Contact

Highcross Road
Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 8BE

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
890
Pupils
747 (Boys: 360, Girls: 387)
Free School Meals
30.1%
Capacity utilisation
84% (747 / 890)
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Type group
Local authority maintained schools
Trust
n/a
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Jan 1900
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
119813
LAESTAB
8885404
UKPRN
10000504
Establishment No.
5404
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 4 Dec 2023
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
846
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious character
None
Faith
Non-faith
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    4 Dec 2023
    Type: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Good
    Personal dev: Requires improvement
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (4 Dec 2023)