Whalley Range 11-18 High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 141264
- Address
- Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, M16 8GW
- Website
- www.wrhs1118.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1662 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 79%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
Pakistani 41.6%
Other 18.8%
African 11.6%
Mixed 6.1%
Bangladeshi 5.2%
Other Asian 5.2%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 2.7%
White British 2.3%
Other White 1.2%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
Arabic | GCSE | 40 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
Biology | GCSE | 61 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 37 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 264 |
English Literature | GCSE | 263 |
Admissions
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 209
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 278 0 278 |
Year 8 | 269 0 269 |
Year 9 | 267 0 267 |
Year 10 | 269 0 269 |
Year 11 | 272 0 272 |
Year 12 | 176 0 176 |
Year 13 | 131 0 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 93.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 82.0% 77.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 27.3% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 2.2% |