Academy@Worden

Worden Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Leyland, in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It opened in 1955 as Worden County Secondary School, and became Worden High School in 1972 with the introduction of the Comprehensive System to Lancashire and the abolition of the 11-plus examination. The school was renamed Worden Sports College when it became a specialist Sports College. The school converted to academy status in February 2013 and was renamed Worden Academy.

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St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland

St Mary's Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Leyland in the English county of Lancashire. It is a voluntary aided school administered by Lancashire County Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. Pupils are mostly admitted from St Anne's Catholic Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Leyland, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School in Farington, St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Euxton and SS Peter and Pauls’ Catholic Primary School in Mawdesley. The school was established in 1957. In 1996, the school was awarded specialist status as a Technology College. On 1 September 2013, the school suffered a devastating fire that destroyed most of the school buildings and caused £15,000,000 damage. Pupils had to travel everyday to a closed school in Ribbleton until Christmas. In September 2015, the new school building was opened to pupils. St Mary's offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.

Wellfield Academy

Wellfield Academy (formerly Wellfield High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Leyland in the English county of Lancashire. Wellfield High School was previously awarded specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College. Today, Wellfield Academy is a Community school administered by Lancashire County Council, however, while remaining a Community School, Wellfield Academy is currently being operated by the Endeavour Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust. Wellfield Academy offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.

Leyland, Lancashire

Leyland ( LAY-lənd) is a town in the South Ribble district, in Lancashire, England, 6 miles (10 km) south of Preston. The population was 35,578 at the 2011 Census.

Occleshaw House

Occleshaw House, also known by its address as 2 Worden Lane, is a Grade II listed building in Leyland, Lancashire, England. The building has been described as the site of some of the earliest houses in the village. The current structure is thought to date from the early 18th century and the local historical society has traced occupants back to 1718. It has served as a dower house, chemists, post office, printing press and doctor's surgery before becoming vacant by 2020. In 2021 a cannabis farm in the building was raided by police and in June 2023 the roof caught fire in a suspected arson attack.