Smithills School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 19 2023 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
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 140500
- Address
- Smithills Dean Road, Smithills School, BL1 6JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1201 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 58.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 32.9%
Pakistani 30.3%
African 10.5%
Indian 7.6%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.4%
Other Asian 3.7%
Other 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.25
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 74 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Smithills School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 112 130 |
| Year 8 | 250 122 128 |
| Year 9 | 232 109 123 |
| Year 10 | 238 125 113 |
| Year 11 | 239 117 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.9% 3.0% |