Christleton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 136645
- Address
- Village Road, Christleton, CH3 7AD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1397 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.8%
White British 85.8%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 3.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.4
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.07
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Christleton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 289
- 3rd preference
- 168
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 118 105 |
| Year 8 | 223 107 116 |
| Year 9 | 224 117 107 |
| Year 10 | 222 118 104 |
| Year 11 | 223 107 116 |
| Year 12 | 156 78 78 |
| Year 13 | 126 61 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 75.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 33.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 27.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 1.7% |