Balshaw's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 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
- 933 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.8%
White British 86.7%
Mixed 5%
Other White 3.2%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.2
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.81
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 188 |
Admissions
Balshaw's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 183
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 232
- 3rd preference
- 179
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 100 94 |
| Year 8 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 9 | 185 92 93 |
| Year 10 | 181 105 76 |
| Year 11 | 188 89 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 79.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |