Broughton Hall Catholic High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 1 2022 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
104713
Address
Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, L12 9HJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1216 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
0.1%
Girls
99.9%
First language not English
7.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.5%
Unclassified 8.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.6%
Indian 2.3%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 24%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.2
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.26
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award40
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award26
Health StudiesTechnical Award26
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
BiologyGCSE21
Business Studies:SingleGCSE23
ChemistryGCSE17
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
DanceGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE196
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Broughton Hall Catholic High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
206
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
182
2nd preference
125
3rd preference
76
From another Local Authority
86
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
173
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
212
0
212
Year 8
216
0
216
Year 9
207
0
207
Year 10
202
0
202
Year 11
198
0
198
Year 12
92
0
92
Year 13
89
1
88
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
82.5%
85.5%
Further education
29.0%
29.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
46.0%
47.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
9.0%
5.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
8.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
4.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
53.0%
66.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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