UK Schools
Tarleton Academy
Tarleton Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire County Council, teaching 674 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in July 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 21 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Tarleton Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Tarleton Academy.
- 3 Inset Day (School closed)
- 4–30 Autumn Term (Part 1)
- 1–24 Autumn Term (Part 1)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Part 2)
- 21 Occasional Day (School closed)
- 24 Inset Day (School closed)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Part 2)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term (Part 1)
- 1–13 Spring Term (Part 1)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Inset Day (School closed)
- 24–28 Spring Term (Part 2)
- 1–27 Spring Term (Part 2)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term (Part 1)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Part 1)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (School closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)
- 1–30 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 1–21 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 22 Inset Day (School closed)
- 23 Inset Day (School closed)
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day (School closed) Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term (Part 1) Sep 4, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Part 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Occasional Day (School closed) Nov 21, 2025 Event
- Inset Day (School closed) Nov 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Part 1) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed) Feb 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term (Part 2) Feb 24, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 1) Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (School closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 2) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 21, 2026 Term
- Inset Day (School closed) Jul 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed) Jul 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 24, 2026 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Tarleton Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 28.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Tarleton Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Tarleton Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.