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
- 1529 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 29.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 48.4%
Mixed 12.3%
Pakistani 11%
African 7.7%
Other 5.7%
Other White 5.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 2%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.9
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.06
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 97 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 95 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Chorlton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 276
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 302
- 2nd preference
- 229
- 3rd preference
- 206
- From another Local Authority
- 197
Offers
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 301 168 133 |
| Year 8 | 330 185 145 |
| Year 9 | 299 164 135 |
| Year 10 | 297 159 138 |
| Year 11 | 302 164 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 53.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.7% 3.0% |