Atherton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 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
- 525 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.0%
- Girls
- 44.0%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 87.2%
Unclassified 4.6%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 81 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| History | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Atherton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 66 52 |
| Year 8 | 122 60 62 |
| Year 9 | 110 68 42 |
| Year 10 | 93 57 36 |
| Year 11 | 82 43 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 42.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 34.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.2% |