Fred Longworth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 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
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 137448
- Address
- Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, M29 8JN
- Website
- https://flhs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1288 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 89.5%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.6%
African 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 36 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Fred Longworth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 245
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 319
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 53
Offers
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 128 133 |
| Year 8 | 267 134 133 |
| Year 9 | 267 139 128 |
| Year 10 | 251 126 125 |
| Year 11 | 242 130 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |