Tottington High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 15 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
- 935 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.7%
- Persistent absence
- 40.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 76.4%
Pakistani 9.1%
Mixed 4%
African 3.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.4%
Other White 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
| French | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Tottington High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 91 104 |
| Year 8 | 182 105 77 |
| Year 9 | 177 96 81 |
| Year 10 | 188 95 93 |
| Year 11 | 193 103 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 58.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |