Norton Canes High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 30 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 124395
- Address
- Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, WS11 9SP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 439 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 95.7%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.88
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 66 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 65 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 7 |
| French | GCSE | 10 |
| Geography | GCSE | 31 |
| History | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Norton Canes High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 69
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 84 43 41 |
| Year 8 | 85 47 38 |
| Year 9 | 76 37 39 |
| Year 10 | 80 50 30 |
| Year 11 | 67 44 23 |
| Year 12 | 30 9 21 |
| Year 13 | 17 10 7 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 51.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 2.4% |