Weatherhead High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 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
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 137815
- Address
- Breck Rd, CH44 3HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1523 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.6%
- Girls
- 98.4%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 34.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Weatherhead High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 263
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 0 255 |
| Year 8 | 255 0 255 |
| Year 9 | 251 0 251 |
| Year 10 | 251 0 251 |
| Year 11 | 237 0 237 |
| Year 12 | 119 9 110 |
| Year 13 | 155 15 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 16.0% 23.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 47.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 14.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 71.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 29.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 2.2% |