Neston High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
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
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
138318
Address
Raby Park Road, CH64 9NH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1729 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.8%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.06
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.84
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award14
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award7
Sports StudiesTechnical Award43
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE21
Art & DesignGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE32
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE15
BiologyGCSE68
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Neston High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
290
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
296
2nd preference
176
3rd preference
158
From another Local Authority
382
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
271
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
121
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
300
166
134
Year 8
300
174
126
Year 9
300
164
136
Year 10
300
163
137
Year 11
301
149
152
Year 12
102
55
47
Year 13
126
75
51
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
83.3%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
33.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
43.0%
31.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
15.0%
17.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.8%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
5.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
65.0%
76.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
23.0%
36.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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