Ormiston Chadwick Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 15 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
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 140864
- Address
- Liverpool Road, WA8 7HU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 933 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.2%
- Persistent absence
- 33.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 92.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 19%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 24 |
Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
Biology | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 124
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 190 97 93 |
Year 8 | 184 103 81 |
Year 9 | 187 91 96 |
Year 10 | 188 109 79 |
Year 11 | 184 101 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 79.0% 85.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 75.0% 64.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 14.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 4.6% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |