Standish Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 14 2021 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
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 143812
- Address
- Kenyon Road, Standish, WN6 0NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1292 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 86.8%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.2%
Other 1.5%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 25 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 81 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 52 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Standish Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 110
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 260 120 140 |
| Year 8 | 258 138 120 |
| Year 9 | 259 133 126 |
| Year 10 | 255 129 126 |
| Year 11 | 260 121 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |