Bowland High
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 136997
- Address
- Riversmead, Sawley Road, Grindleton, BB7 4QS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 615 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 92.8%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 2.3%
Pakistani 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
Admissions
Bowland High
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 62 79 |
| Year 8 | 140 72 68 |
| Year 9 | 112 53 59 |
| Year 10 | 113 56 57 |
| Year 11 | 109 52 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |