Whitworth Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2023 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119753
- Address
- Hall Street, Hallford, Hallfold, OL12 8TS
- Website
- http://www.wchs.co
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 655 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 0.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 90.8%
Unclassified 5.2%
Mixed 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other White 0.3%
African 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 67 |
Admissions
Whitworth Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 130
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 96
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 67 66 |
| Year 8 | 137 86 51 |
| Year 9 | 130 59 71 |
| Year 10 | 128 77 51 |
| Year 11 | 127 65 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |