Queen's Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 9 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 143817
- Address
- Queens Park Road, Handbridge, CH4 7AE
- Website
- www.qphs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 764 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 76.4%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Other Asian 2.9%
African 1.6%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 99 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 96 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Queen's Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 82 75 |
| Year 8 | 136 54 82 |
| Year 9 | 128 54 74 |
| Year 10 | 116 64 52 |
| Year 11 | 120 53 67 |
| Year 12 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 13 | 48 20 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 75.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 33.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 27.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.4% 1.7% |