Academy@Worden: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 121 families put Academy@Worden as their first choice and 425 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 82 in 2021 to 121 in 2026, while places went from 106 to 174.
Across Lancashire, 87% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lancashire lodged 1253 appeals against secondary school offers; 1034 reached a hearing and 289 succeeded (27.9% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 174 | 121 | 425 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 158 | 98 | 379 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 155 | 126 | 392 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 130 | 92 | 339 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 114 | 103 | 357 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 106 | 82 | 298 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 116 | 100 | 349 | 0.9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 117 | 110 | 298 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2018 | 117 | 103 | 285 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 118 | 111 | 301 | 0.9 | 16 |
| 2016 | 115 | 100 | 287 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 116 | 107 | 251 | 0.9 | 21 |
| 2014 | 82 | 74 | 227 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.