The Elton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105354
- Address
- Walshaw Road, BL8 1RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1040 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 83.2%
Pakistani 6.4%
Mixed 4.3%
African 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 210 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
The Elton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 315
- 2nd preference
- 198
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 111 100 |
| Year 8 | 211 121 90 |
| Year 9 | 207 102 105 |
| Year 10 | 200 102 98 |
| Year 11 | 211 107 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |