Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 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
- 1324 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 98.8%
- Girls
- 1.2%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Black | 1.7% |
| Other Asian | 2% |
| Other White | 2.6% |
| Mixed | 3.1% |
| White British | 86.4% |
| Indian | 1.1% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| African | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Unclassified | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 10% |
| Local authority average | 36% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 29% |
| Local authority average | 38% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 40.9 |
| Local authority average | 42.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.18 |
| Local authority average | 3.64 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 54 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 2 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 78 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 325
- 2nd preference
- 165
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 129
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 39
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 250 250 0 |
| Year 8 | 233 233 0 |
| Year 9 | 215 215 0 |
| Year 10 | 215 215 0 |
| Year 11 | 241 241 0 |
| Year 12 | 86 76 10 |
| Year 13 | 84 78 6 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 29.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 47.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 66.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 19.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 2.4% |