Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 104964
- Address
- Stamford Road, Birkdale, PR8 4EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 830 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 70.6%
Other White 13%
Mixed 4%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 7 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 65 85 |
| Year 8 | 153 77 76 |
| Year 9 | 182 96 86 |
| Year 10 | 116 60 56 |
| Year 11 | 116 61 55 |
| Year 12 | 65 45 20 |
| Year 13 | 48 32 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 84.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 49.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 31.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 16.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 13.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.6% 1.7% |