Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Unique reference
- 137449
- Address
- Selkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, CW4 7DX
- Website
- https://www.hccs1978.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1322 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.7%
White British 89%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.1%
Chinese 2%
Other 0.8%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 47
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 91 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 94 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 89 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 238
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 112 121 |
| Year 8 | 241 112 129 |
| Year 9 | 236 130 106 |
| Year 10 | 226 129 97 |
| Year 11 | 232 115 117 |
| Year 12 | 89 50 39 |
| Year 13 | 65 33 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 40.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 40.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 6.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 49.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 13.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 2.4% |