Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 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
- 119789
- Address
- Cartgate, Preesall, FY6 0NP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 839 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 94.5%
Unclassified 2.4%
Mixed 2%
Other White 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 16 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 149
- 3rd preference
- 157
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 85 84 |
| Year 8 | 169 80 89 |
| Year 9 | 166 87 79 |
| Year 10 | 169 74 95 |
| Year 11 | 166 78 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |