St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2021 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106540
- Address
- Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 9PF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1202 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 90.6%
Other White 4%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
| Biology | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 75 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 236 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 117
Offers
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 71
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 110 128 |
| Year 8 | 247 112 135 |
| Year 9 | 241 127 114 |
| Year 10 | 238 126 112 |
| Year 11 | 238 131 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 58.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |