Bowland High

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 8 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
590 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
47.8%
Girls
52.2%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
9%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.6%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 2.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 22%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.08
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
BiologyGCSE70
Business Studies:SingleGCSE60
ChemistryGCSE70
Design & TechnologyGCSE13
DanceGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE113
English LiteratureGCSE113
FrenchGCSE12
GeographyGCSE28
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bowland High

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
140
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
157
2nd preference
195
3rd preference
110
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
133
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
140
69
71
Year 8
111
51
60
Year 9
113
56
57
Year 10
113
52
61
Year 11
113
54
59
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
81.7%
85.6%
Further education
51.0%
49.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
28.0%
11.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
20.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
5.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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