Woodchurch High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 12 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 138853
- Address
- Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, CH49 7NG
- Website
- www.woodchurchhigh.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1419 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.6%
White British 91.1%
Mixed 2%
Chinese 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other White 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 31 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Woodchurch High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 263
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 307
- 2nd preference
- 186
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 286 165 121 |
| Year 8 | 288 170 118 |
| Year 9 | 282 152 130 |
| Year 10 | 282 163 119 |
| Year 11 | 281 148 133 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 21.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 47.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 17.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |