Golborne High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 11 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106525
- Address
- Lowton Road, Golborne, WA3 3EL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1149 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 87.8%
Chinese 3.8%
Other White 2.1%
Mixed 1.8%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.63
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 200 |
Admissions
Golborne High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 291
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 229 114 115 |
| Year 8 | 245 123 122 |
| Year 9 | 231 127 104 |
| Year 10 | 228 112 116 |
| Year 11 | 216 115 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |