Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 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
- 835 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 93.9%
Mixed 2.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
Admissions
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 157
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 88 82 |
| Year 8 | 167 84 83 |
| Year 9 | 168 81 87 |
| Year 10 | 163 84 79 |
| Year 11 | 167 74 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |