Bishop Heber High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 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
- 1282 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 92.3%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 0.4%
African 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 242 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 202 |
Admissions
Bishop Heber High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 97
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 39
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 112 98 |
| Year 8 | 216 109 107 |
| Year 9 | 206 105 101 |
| Year 10 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 11 | 204 100 104 |
| Year 12 | 122 54 68 |
| Year 13 | 119 61 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 34.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 32.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 15.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 71.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 35.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 2.4% |