Baines School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 31 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119813
- Address
- Highcross Road, FY6 8BE
- Website
- http://baines.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 747 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.7%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Baines School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 172
- From another Local Authority
- 107
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 56
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 60 58 |
| Year 8 | 160 78 82 |
| Year 9 | 159 78 81 |
| Year 10 | 142 64 78 |
| Year 11 | 168 80 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |