Great Sankey High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 139152
- Address
- Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, WA5 3AA
- Website
- http://www.greatsankey.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2087 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 75.5%
Chinese 10.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 83 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 137 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 83 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Great Sankey High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 337
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 310
- 2nd preference
- 199
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 310
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 376 189 187 |
| Year 8 | 376 195 181 |
| Year 9 | 374 193 181 |
| Year 10 | 366 194 172 |
| Year 11 | 373 191 182 |
| Year 12 | 109 45 64 |
| Year 13 | 113 60 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 53.0% 49.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 11.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 2.4% |