Lymm High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 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
- 22.1%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 112 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
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 | 92.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 52.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 39.0% 11.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 38.0% 9.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |