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
- 1058 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 86.7%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.4%
Chinese 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
African 1.2%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.32
- 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 41%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
The Byrchall High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 329
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 229
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 63
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 109 102 |
| Year 8 | 206 112 94 |
| Year 9 | 202 99 103 |
| Year 10 | 187 79 108 |
| Year 11 | 252 138 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |