Culcheth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2022 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 111430
- Address
- Warrington Road, Culcheth, WA3 5HH
- Website
- http://culchethhigh.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1168 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 88.7%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 3.3%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 59 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 101 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 227 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 225 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 93 |
Admissions
Culcheth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 205
Offers
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 107 131 |
| Year 8 | 237 128 109 |
| Year 9 | 236 122 114 |
| Year 10 | 229 114 115 |
| Year 11 | 228 109 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |