Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 11 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
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119767
Address
Broadway, Haslingden, BB4 4EY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1534 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.3%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.3%
Bangladeshi 7.4%
Pakistani 4.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.04
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 14%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.4
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.08
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE46
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE109
ChemistryGCSE52
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE43
Design & TechnologyGCSE30
DanceGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE259
English LiteratureGCSE259
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
265
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
273
2nd preference
220
3rd preference
145
From another Local Authority
57
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
249
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
272
132
140
Year 8
270
125
145
Year 9
267
128
139
Year 10
270
125
145
Year 11
265
125
140
Year 12
110
54
56
Year 13
80
52
28
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Secondary

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
81.7%
85.6%
Further education
47.0%
49.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
36.0%
11.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
20.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
5.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
63.0%
62.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
22.9%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
3.5%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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