Biddulph High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
137356
Address
Conway Road, Knypersley, Biddulph, ST8 7AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
768 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
0.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.3%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.71
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award54
Health StudiesTechnical Award51
Sports StudiesTechnical Award40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE21
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE32
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE23
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE20
Business Studies:SingleGCSE109
ChemistryGCSE20
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
221
109
112
Year 10
210
104
106
Year 11
193
93
100
Year 12
74
36
38
Year 13
70
31
39
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
23.0%
43.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
45.0%
37.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
3.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
54.0%
57.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
14.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
3.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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