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Turning Point Academy

Independent · ages 7-16MixedIndependent72 pupilsLancashire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Parents would recommend80%44 Parent View responses
Places8 spare72 pupils, 80 places
Pupils on roll72Census January 2024

Turning Point Academy is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 72 pupils and room for 80.

Hants Lane, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 1PX01695 227690turningpointacad.co.ukMr Mike Marshall headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score10.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2022 to 2025
2022: 0.40.420222023: 6.86.820232024: 5.05.020242025: 10.310.32025
Since 2022: +9.9
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022LancashireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111617127
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 810.35.06.80.446.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%8%0%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%6%8%0%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.700.430.350.024.044.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%35%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 1 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics90%33%33%53%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
13.25.4
Gap 7.8England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

What parents say

Would recommend the school80%England 84%
My child is happy here80%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe80%
Positive overall
My child is happy at this school
80%England 85%
My child feels safe at this school
80%England 86%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
77%England 79%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
21% yesEngland 20%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
11%England 49%
My child gets the right support to learn well
80%England 81%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
100% yesEngland 32%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
80%England 68%
The school communicates well with me
80%England 78%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
73%England 66%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
80%England 78%
I would recommend this school
80%England 84%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 44 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll72Census January 2024
Places8090% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%72 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls51 / 21
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll726370605535
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m55012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate86 per 1,000 people5% lower than the England average
Typical house price£242,975West Lancashire
Nearest bus stop70 mLibrary, 18 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moorgate Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school560 m32Good 2023Compare
Ormskirk Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England650 m411Not inspected42Compare
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic690 m363Good 201969Compare
Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolCouncil860 m152Good 202323Compare
The Acorns SchoolPupil referral unit880 m74Good 2023Compare
Ormskirk West End SchoolCouncil880 m130Not inspected5Compare
St Bede's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic950 m709No overall grade 202482Compare
Pontville SchoolIndependent (grammar)0.8 miles121Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Turning Point Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Turning Point Academy yet.

How good are Turning Point Academy's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 10.3, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Turning Point Academy have?

72 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 90% full.

What do parents say about Turning Point Academy?

80% of the 44 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 80% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hants Lane, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 1PX
Telephone
01695 227690
Website
www.turningpointacad.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Mike Marshall
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 7-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Ormskirk West
Constituency
West Lancashire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
22 January 2019
URN
146569 · LAESTAB 8886128 · UKPRN 10088462

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from