Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 25 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 104705
- Address
- 80 Earle Road, L7 6HQ
- Website
- http://www.abblanch.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1126 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 2.3%
- Girls
- 97.7%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 55%
African 9.2%
Mixed 7.9%
Other 7.5%
Other White 4.6%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other Black 3.8%
Chinese 3.4%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Pakistani 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.23
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
Admissions
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 215
- 3rd preference
- 140
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 0 191 |
| Year 8 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 9 | 187 0 187 |
| Year 10 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 11 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 12 | 90 10 80 |
| Year 13 | 114 16 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 84.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 26.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 51.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 4.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 67.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 21.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 18.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% |