[1] Hodgson was inspected by the office for standards in education (OFSTED) as Outstanding, the best a school can be.

Throughout it's over 90 year history, Hodgson has grown its building and has made changes to the premises, including building a greenhouse-style canteen being made the Garden Diner replacing the previous Express Diner with new maths classrooms and a new Headteacher's office.

Another change is the Academy's Inclusion room (designed for students to prevent unacceptable behaviour and conduct, and reintegrate them back into Academy life), changing from the first floor of the Pastoral Block to next door of the Headteacher's office, before being moved to between the Music and French classrooms.

[2] Hodgson Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and some AS Level courses as programmes of study for pupils.

[3] The school was established in 1932 and was named after Alderman William Hodgson JP, who was chairman of Lancashire Education Authority at this time.