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
- 1209 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.6%
- Girls
- 56.4%
- First language not English
- 37.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 34.3%
Indian 32.5%
Pakistani 13.7%
African 6.5%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 2.1%
Chinese 2%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.82
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.3
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.76
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 35 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Sharples School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 241
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 328
- 2nd preference
- 264
- 3rd preference
- 201
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 243 98 145 |
| Year 8 | 246 100 146 |
| Year 9 | 236 117 119 |
| Year 10 | 246 108 138 |
| Year 11 | 238 104 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 44.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 16.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 22.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |