Bedford High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 2023 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
- 106523
- Address
- Manchester Road, WN7 2LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1101 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 80.3%
African 4.3%
Pakistani 3.5%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.6%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Bedford High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 111 121 |
| Year 8 | 216 110 106 |
| Year 9 | 232 112 120 |
| Year 10 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 11 | 207 92 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |