Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 5 2022 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
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 106376
- Address
- Urban Road, WA15 8HT
- Website
- https://www.bthcc.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1593 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 73.6%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 6.3%
African 2.7%
Indian 2.6%
Irish 2.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 98 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 341 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 277 |
Admissions
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 103
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 48
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 289 161 128 |
| Year 8 | 294 145 149 |
| Year 9 | 255 134 121 |
| Year 10 | 267 137 130 |
| Year 11 | 269 131 138 |
| Year 12 | 116 54 62 |
| Year 13 | 103 48 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 90.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 27.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 44.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 17.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 69.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 39.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 35.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 1.7% |