Atherton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 138233
- Address
- Hamilton Street, M46 0AY
- Website
- http://www.athertonhigh.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 547 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 87%
Mixed 4.4%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 88 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Atherton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 117 47 70 |
| Year 8 | 117 66 51 |
| Year 9 | 118 61 57 |
| Year 10 | 106 68 38 |
| Year 11 | 89 56 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |