The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 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
- 918 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 45.8%
African 12%
Mixed 10%
Other White 8.3%
Other 5.1%
Indian 4%
Pakistani 3.8%
Other Black 2.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Irish 1.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 39
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 76 111 |
| Year 8 | 186 93 93 |
| Year 9 | 186 114 72 |
| Year 10 | 176 97 79 |
| Year 11 | 183 101 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.7% 3.0% |