Carnforth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 9 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 145082
- Address
- Kellet Road, LA5 9LS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 672 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 89.3%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 2.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
Admissions
Carnforth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 126
- 2nd preference
- 200
- 3rd preference
- 262
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 72 76 |
| Year 8 | 153 71 82 |
| Year 9 | 127 55 72 |
| Year 10 | 128 56 72 |
| Year 11 | 116 66 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 56.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 12.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |