Saint Aidan's Church of England High School, Poulton-le-Fylde

In its own words: "“I have come that they might have life, and have it in its fullness” John 10:10 In support of the Department for Education (DofE) document: Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools, Departmental advice for maintained schools, November 2014."

In 2026, pupils at Saint Aidan's Church of England High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is down from 47 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.7, against 47.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Saint Aidan's Church of England High School as their first choice and 483 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 38 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Saint Aidan's Church of England High School are Fleetwood High School (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37); Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Millfield School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5); and Hodgson Academy (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.3).

Saint Aidan's Church of England High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Saint Aidan's Church of England High School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

0.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 78 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 21 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Victoria Street (Blackpool Tramway), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Aidan's CETC (outside), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, Saint Aidan's Church of England High School issued 47 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Saint Aidan's Church of England High School are Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles); Stalmine Primary School (1.2 miles); and Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.