Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- 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
- 104714
- Address
- Honeysgreen Lane, L12 9HZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1331 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 99.5%
- Girls
- 0.5%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 87.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 47 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 244
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 330
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 135
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 49
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 231 0 |
| Year 8 | 220 220 0 |
| Year 9 | 214 214 0 |
| Year 10 | 246 246 0 |
| Year 11 | 240 240 0 |
| Year 12 | 88 82 6 |
| Year 13 | 92 91 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 27.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 51.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 4.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 66.0% 69.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 25.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 2.2% |