Birchwood Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- 139840
- Address
- Brock Road, Birchwood, WA3 7PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 913 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 81.8%
Other White 5.9%
Chinese 4.5%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.53
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
Admissions
Birchwood Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 108 96 |
| Year 8 | 185 99 86 |
| Year 9 | 186 93 93 |
| Year 10 | 159 82 77 |
| Year 11 | 161 72 89 |
| Year 13 | 18 4 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 52.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 4.0% 11.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 2.0% 9.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |