The Heath School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 15 2022 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
- 1184 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 94.5%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.3%
Unclassified 0.8%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 19%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 44 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 23 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
The Heath School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 123 117 |
| Year 8 | 237 111 126 |
| Year 9 | 235 122 113 |
| Year 10 | 234 119 115 |
| Year 11 | 238 109 129 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 65.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 8.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |