Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 137296
- Address
- Highfield Road, Croston, PR26 9HH
- Website
- www.bishopr.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 971 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 93.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.26
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 105 89 |
| Year 8 | 196 95 101 |
| Year 9 | 192 98 94 |
| Year 10 | 194 93 101 |
| Year 11 | 195 99 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |