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
- 1297 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 88.9%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 2.5%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.5
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.43
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 60 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 257 |
Admissions
Standish Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 70
Offers
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 260 139 121 |
| Year 8 | 262 134 128 |
| Year 9 | 258 135 123 |
| Year 10 | 260 120 140 |
| Year 11 | 257 128 129 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 34.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.3% 1.2% |