Burscough Priory Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2022 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
- 146282
- Address
- Trevor Road, Burscough, L40 7RZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 693 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
White British 94.4%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 4 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Burscough Priory Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 68 81 |
| Year 8 | 154 86 68 |
| Year 9 | 124 54 70 |
| Year 10 | 131 57 74 |
| Year 11 | 135 79 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |