The Heath School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 136779
- Address
- Clifton Road, WA7 4SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1185 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 94.2%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 35 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
The Heath School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 126 115 |
| Year 8 | 239 123 116 |
| Year 9 | 235 114 121 |
| Year 10 | 236 125 111 |
| Year 11 | 234 117 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 67.0% 69.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 2.1% 3.0% |