Sharples School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 8 2019 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
- 142232
- Address
- Hill Cot Road, Sharples, BL1 8SN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1218 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.8%
- Girls
- 56.2%
- First language not English
- 33.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 33.3%
Indian 32.4%
Pakistani 15.2%
Mixed 6.1%
African 5.7%
Chinese 2%
Other White 1.9%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.6
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 46 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Sharples School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 355
- 2nd preference
- 267
- 3rd preference
- 198
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 243 106 137 |
| Year 8 | 246 101 145 |
| Year 9 | 245 100 145 |
| Year 10 | 237 119 118 |
| Year 11 | 247 108 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |