Congleton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2023 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 East
- Unique reference
- 136655
- Address
- Box Lane, CW12 4NS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1268 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
White British 93.1%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 1.6%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Congleton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 114 104 |
| Year 8 | 226 97 129 |
| Year 9 | 199 103 96 |
| Year 10 | 198 99 99 |
| Year 11 | 196 111 85 |
| Year 12 | 108 56 52 |
| Year 13 | 123 62 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 37.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 42.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 6.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 57.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 20.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% |