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
- 846 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 32.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.2%
White British 90.1%
Mixed 4%
Other White 2.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.9
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 72 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Baines School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 122
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 169
- From another Local Authority
- 112
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 50
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 82 78 |
| Year 8 | 167 80 87 |
| Year 9 | 156 72 84 |
| Year 10 | 180 81 99 |
| Year 11 | 183 86 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |