West Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 137020
- Address
- Thompson Cross, Stamford Street, SK15 1LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 853 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 76.9%
Pakistani 9.6%
Mixed 4.2%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2%
African 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other White 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
Admissions
West Hill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 170 0 |
| Year 8 | 171 171 0 |
| Year 9 | 170 170 0 |
| Year 10 | 173 173 0 |
| Year 11 | 169 169 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.3% 3.0% |