Marsden Heights Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 3 2023 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
146276
Address
Edge End Lane, BB9 0PR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1037 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
94.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.4%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 85.3%
Mixed 4.1%
White British 4%
Other White 2.9%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 18%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
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 3.51
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
MultimediaTechnical Award26
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE25
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE60
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
Design & TechnologyGCSE61
English LanguageGCSE208
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Marsden Heights Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
206
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
209
2nd preference
151
3rd preference
112
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
182
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
200
110
90
Year 8
211
89
122
Year 9
208
125
83
Year 10
212
121
91
Year 11
206
96
110
Year 2023-2024

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