Lymm High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 138732
- Address
- Oughtrington Lane, WA13 0RB
- Website
- http://www.lymmhigh.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1914 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 3%
Chinese 2.2%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.6
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.13
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 94 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 149 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 94 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Lymm High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 299
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 324
- 2nd preference
- 176
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 128
Offers
- 1st preference
- 297
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 301 159 142 |
| Year 8 | 318 146 172 |
| Year 9 | 316 169 147 |
| Year 10 | 303 161 142 |
| Year 11 | 319 161 158 |
| Year 12 | 191 86 105 |
| Year 13 | 166 77 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 13.0% 26.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 46.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 56.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 16.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 2.2% |