Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2020 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
- 1311 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.0%
White British 88.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.2%
Chinese 2.2%
Other 1.3%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 81 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 101 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 255
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 108 124 |
| Year 8 | 240 135 105 |
| Year 9 | 228 130 98 |
| Year 10 | 226 116 110 |
| Year 11 | 240 123 117 |
| Year 12 | 68 34 34 |
| Year 13 | 77 37 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 37.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 44.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 5.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 51.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 17.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 14.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.9% 1.7% |