# Albany Academy — Chorley, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/albany-academy-13870 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 1.4/5 from 19 published reviews ## Contact - **Address:** Bolton Road - **Phone:** 6208284 - **Website:** http://www.albanyacademy.co.uk - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/albany-academy-13870 ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Mar 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Mar 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Mar 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Mar 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Mar 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Albany: Everything sucks ngl ggggggggggg ghbbtggtyyt *(Jun 2025)* - **1/5** — READ THIS AND THEN THINK ABOUT SENDIG YOUR KID: literally one of the worst options for your child, they do not care about your wellbeing or what you want to do in life. i came out as trans a few months into this school and began socially transitioning (hair, different pronouns, etc). i was not yet out to my parents, and i asked one of the pastoral teachers if they would call me by a different name on registers and such, but not notify my parents as i knew they wouldnt be supportive. they instead went and told my parents without my knowledge, … *(Jun 2025)* - **1/5** — Don’t go to Auburn Academy: You get told off for no reason Some certain teacher in pastoral is very mean *(Mar 2025)* - **1/5** — Do better!: As a professional in the field of psychology, I am disturbed by the actions and attitudes of the teachers at this institution. Including the "counselling" services they offer to pupils battling with their mental health. The level of victim blaming is staggering. The lack of care is a disgrace. We're talking about children here! Not to mention that one of the employees here is a former police officer who is constantly eager to tell others about what she **used** to do. Nobody cares. Stop thinking… *(Oct 2024)* - **5/5** — the teachers are very nice.: The teachers are so kind to my young son in year 7. They make him feel very welcome in the school, and she sometimes stays behind with the teachers when they want to help him with homework. This is great teaching. *(Sep 2024)* - **1/5** — ALBANY ACADEMY CHORLEY: Teachers do not understand pupils well-being!!! if you are thinking of applying your child for year 7 please dont, the head teacher walked in on the girls while they were changing (he is male) and the girls where half naked getting ready for pe! year 7 head of year screamed at my child becuase she was pointing out something that was off topic, and the school do not care about bullying aswell! that school makes mental health worse for the kids! *(Sep 2024)* - **1/5** — Albany: Good school but the headteacher cannot be trusted and is a lair. *(Jul 2024)* - **1/5** — Don’t bother even applying: If you want you child picked on by teachers then by all means send them here! My child has been singled out for the colour of her hair (if you’re reading this teachers you know who I am!) when loads of other girls have dyed hair! First it’s “too bright” so I dulled it down then it was because it’s “two toned” when it was just blonde highlights yet there are other girls with skunk stripes and money pieces at the front of their hair but highlights is too much!! My daughter saved up her own money t… *(Jan 2024)* - **1/5** — Shit school: Honestly just a shocking school it's insane how such a highly regarded school is actually so bad on the inside *(Jun 2023)* - **1/5** — Great Academics - HORRIBLE Environment for Mental Health: Donna Nordone-Heaney just nowNEW-Edit In full disclosure I do not have a child at this school. I am a legal professional and have consulted with a family regarding their child's experience at Albany Academy. What I have heard from this family regarding the treatment of their child has propelled me to warn other families. The school offers top notch academic and arts programs. However, their approach to the social and emotional well being of their students can only be viewed (in my opinion) as ir… *(Feb 2023)* ## Other schools in Chorley - [Southlands High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/southlands-high-school-18140) — 1.5/5 (24 reviews) - [St Michael's Church of England High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/st-michaels-church-of-england-high-school-12534) — 1.9/5 (16 reviews) - [Holy Cross Catholic High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/holy-cross-catholic-high-school-8249) — 1.7/5 (10 reviews) - [Parklands High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/parklands-high-school-13952) — 1.2/5 (9 reviews) - [Westmorland School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/westmorland-school-11042) — 4.6/5 (4 reviews) - [Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chorley/whittle-le-woods-church-of-england-primary-school-8059) — 4.6/5 (4 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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