Culcheth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 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
- 1178 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 89%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 225 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 220 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
Culcheth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 193
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 74
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 127 111 |
| Year 8 | 240 125 115 |
| Year 9 | 236 116 120 |
| Year 10 | 229 110 119 |
| Year 11 | 235 117 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 66.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |