North Cestrian School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 2019 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
- 779 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 26.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 52.9%
Chinese 9%
Mixed 7.7%
Pakistani 7.7%
Indian 6.2%
Other 4.7%
Other White 4.6%
Other Asian 2.6%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.44
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 143 |
Admissions
North Cestrian School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 241
- 3rd preference
- 267
- From another Local Authority
- 62
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 83 75 |
| Year 8 | 162 81 81 |
| Year 9 | 154 74 80 |
| Year 10 | 152 85 67 |
| Year 11 | 153 78 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 89.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 44.0% 28.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 40.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 20.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.2% |