Bishop Heber High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 111424
- Address
- Chester Road, SY14 8JD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1258 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.8%
White British 93.6%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.9
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.6
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.1
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 239 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Bishop Heber High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 77
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 49
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 8 | 210 106 104 |
| Year 9 | 202 101 101 |
| Year 10 | 202 100 102 |
| Year 11 | 207 96 111 |
| Year 12 | 125 65 60 |
| Year 13 | 98 41 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 83.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 30.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 17.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 76.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 31.0% 36.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 2.2% |