Wright Robinson College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 146239
- Address
- Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, M18 8RL
- Website
- http://wrightrobinson.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1796 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 40.8%
African 17.4%
Mixed 10.6%
Unclassified 7.6%
Other Black 5.7%
Other White 5.6%
Pakistani 3%
Other 2.7%
Caribbean 2.2%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 131 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 39 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Wright Robinson College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 357
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 437
- 2nd preference
- 254
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 292
Offers
- 1st preference
- 327
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 81
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 367 176 191 |
| Year 8 | 359 190 169 |
| Year 9 | 350 177 173 |
| Year 10 | 373 206 167 |
| Year 11 | 347 172 175 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 50.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |