Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 144799
- Address
- Grammar School Road, Latchford, WA4 1JL
- Website
- http://www.boteler.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 854 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 71.8%
Chinese 7%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other 2.2%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.8
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 91 89 |
| Year 8 | 169 89 80 |
| Year 9 | 175 94 81 |
| Year 10 | 166 78 88 |
| Year 11 | 164 74 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |