St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 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
- 1211 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 92.2%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 1.9%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.7
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 97 |
| Biology | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 91 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 237 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 234 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 146
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 72
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 247 113 134 |
| Year 8 | 245 128 117 |
| Year 9 | 239 127 112 |
| Year 10 | 240 130 110 |
| Year 11 | 240 131 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 34.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.2% |