Birchwood Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 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
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 139840
- Address
- Brock Road, Birchwood, WA3 7PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 889 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.5% |
| Mixed | 4.4% |
| Chinese | 4.7% |
| Other White | 6.2% |
| White British | 80.5% |
| Other Black | 0.8% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Indian | 0.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 51% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 43% |
| Local authority average | 48% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 47.9 |
| Local authority average | 48.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.35 |
| Local authority average | 4.34 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
Admissions
Birchwood Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 95 69 |
| Year 8 | 211 114 97 |
| Year 9 | 182 103 79 |
| Year 10 | 177 94 83 |
| Year 11 | 155 80 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |