Chorlton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 20 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 139148
- Address
- Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, M21 7SL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1530 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 47.8%
Mixed 12.3%
Pakistani 11.4%
African 8.8%
Other White 5.4%
Other 5.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.83
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 73 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Chorlton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 285
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 199
- 3rd preference
- 221
- From another Local Authority
- 182
Offers
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 40
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 330 181 149 |
| Year 8 | 302 169 133 |
| Year 9 | 300 159 141 |
| Year 10 | 298 164 134 |
| Year 11 | 300 185 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |