The Byrchall High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 138699
- Address
- Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 9PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1075 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 84.4%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Chinese 2.4%
African 2.2%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
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 | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 64 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
The Byrchall High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 251
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 284
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 185
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 55
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 251 132 119 |
| Year 8 | 211 107 104 |
| Year 9 | 218 114 104 |
| Year 10 | 207 98 109 |
| Year 11 | 188 78 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |