Cansfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 13 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106521
- Address
- Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 9TP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 95.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 1.3%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.98
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 77 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 73 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 194 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 65 |
| German | GCSE | 75 |
Admissions
Cansfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 50
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 118 88 |
| Year 8 | 212 102 110 |
| Year 9 | 222 126 96 |
| Year 10 | 221 110 111 |
| Year 11 | 194 97 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 34.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 6.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.2% |