The Elton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 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
- 1025 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 81.8%
Pakistani 6.1%
Mixed 5.1%
African 1.6%
Other White 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
The Elton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 192
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 112 93 |
| Year 8 | 211 113 98 |
| Year 9 | 208 118 90 |
| Year 10 | 205 101 104 |
| Year 11 | 196 100 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 3.0% |