North Cestrian School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 143104
- Address
- Dunham Road, WA14 4AJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 777 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 28.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 53%
Chinese 8.1%
Mixed 8%
Pakistani 7.7%
Indian 6.8%
Other White 4.8%
Other 4.2%
Other Asian 2.6%
African 2.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.1
Local authority average 57.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.56
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
Admissions
North Cestrian School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 276
- 3rd preference
- 263
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 76 81 |
| Year 8 | 160 84 76 |
| Year 9 | 155 77 78 |
| Year 10 | 156 79 77 |
| Year 11 | 149 84 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 27.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 43.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 20.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.8% 3.0% |