The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105581
- Address
- Parrs Wood Road, East Didsbury, M20 6BX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 898 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
White British 46.8%
African 11.9%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 4.6%
Indian 4.3%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other Black 2.2%
Caribbean 1.8%
Irish 1.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.2
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 92 90 |
| Year 8 | 186 113 73 |
| Year 9 | 176 98 78 |
| Year 10 | 178 94 84 |
| Year 11 | 176 93 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 22.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 53.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.2% |