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
- 18.1%
- 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 | 22 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 253 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 215 |
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 | 85.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 75.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 33.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 24.0% 27.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 1.7% |