Smithills School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 20 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
- 1190 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 59%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 33.6%
Pakistani 29.8%
African 9.7%
Indian 8.3%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 4.6%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 2.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 54 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Smithills School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 22
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 250 126 124 |
| Year 8 | 239 119 120 |
| Year 9 | 242 125 117 |
| Year 10 | 244 122 122 |
| Year 11 | 215 117 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 43.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 23.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |