Tottington High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 14 2024 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
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 146529
- Address
- Laurel Street, Tottington, BL8 3LY
- Website
- www.tottington.bury.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 875 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 75.2%
Pakistani 10.5%
African 3.7%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Chinese 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.9
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Tottington High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 95
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 51 69 |
| Year 8 | 192 96 96 |
| Year 9 | 187 103 84 |
| Year 10 | 184 101 83 |
| Year 11 | 192 98 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.8% 3.0% |