Alsager School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire East
Unique reference
140108
Address
Hassall Road, Alsager, ST7 2HR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1534 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
3.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.5%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.5%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.01
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 78%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.8
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.38
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE32
BiologyGCSE56
Business Studies:SingleGCSE68
ChemistryGCSE56
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE45
Design & TechnologyGCSE68
English LanguageGCSE251
English LiteratureGCSE249
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE31
FrenchGCSE68
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Alsager School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
247
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
243
2nd preference
106
3rd preference
52
From another Local Authority
55
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
243
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
273
142
131
Year 8
263
129
134
Year 9
262
135
127
Year 10
255
131
124
Year 11
252
138
114
Year 12
112
54
58
Year 13
117
66
51
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
87.4%
85.6%
Further education
38.0%
37.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
51.0%
42.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
2.0%
6.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.0%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
57.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
26.0%
20.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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