The Rudheath Senior Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 137582
- Address
- Middlewich Road, Rudheath, CW9 7DT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 593 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 36.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 88.7%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.9
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 104 |
Admissions
The Rudheath Senior Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 64 55 |
| Year 8 | 123 67 56 |
| Year 9 | 123 57 66 |
| Year 10 | 123 72 51 |
| Year 11 | 105 42 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 60.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 17.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |