Wade Deacon High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 30 2022 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
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 139368
- Address
- Birchfield Road, WA8 7TD
- Website
- www.wadedeacon.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1614 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 87.2%
Unclassified 4.8%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 3%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 19%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.4
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 109 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 116 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 63 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 66 |
| English Language | GCSE | 307 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 305 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Wade Deacon High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 317
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 426
- 2nd preference
- 181
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 316
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 332 171 161 |
| Year 8 | 325 156 169 |
| Year 9 | 325 163 162 |
| Year 10 | 325 158 167 |
| Year 11 | 307 163 144 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 65.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 8.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |