Cansfield High School
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
- 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
- 1036 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
White British 92.5%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 2%
Chinese 1.3%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 90 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 215 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 214 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| German | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Cansfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 196 123 73 |
| Year 8 | 200 116 84 |
| Year 9 | 211 99 112 |
| Year 10 | 211 122 89 |
| Year 11 | 218 109 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |