Broughton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 27 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119759
- Address
- Woodplumpton Lane, Broughton, PR3 5JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 926 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 73.3%
Indian 7.2%
Mixed 5.7%
Pakistani 4.3%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 75%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.1
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.45
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Broughton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 307
- 3rd preference
- 279
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 92 95 |
| Year 8 | 185 94 91 |
| Year 9 | 187 109 78 |
| Year 10 | 185 85 100 |
| Year 11 | 182 94 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |