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
- 1048 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 90.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
Pakistani 85.3%
Mixed 4%
White British 3.5%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 209 |
Admissions
Marsden Heights Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 148
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 105 104 |
| Year 8 | 210 117 93 |
| Year 9 | 210 87 123 |
| Year 10 | 209 124 85 |
| Year 11 | 210 118 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 88.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |