Balshaw's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119775
- Address
- Church Road, PR25 3AH
- Website
- www.balshaws.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 921 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.9%
White British 87.2%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 2.8%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.7
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 70 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Balshaw's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 200
- 3rd preference
- 208
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 90 93 |
| Year 8 | 188 93 95 |
| Year 9 | 185 105 80 |
| Year 10 | 189 89 100 |
| Year 11 | 176 89 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 70.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |