Central Lancaster High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 26 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
- 147260
- Address
- Crag Road, LA1 3LS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 595 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 36.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.9%
White British 78.2%
Other Asian 4.9%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 2.7%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
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 5%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.2
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.12
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 20 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 32 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
Central Lancaster High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 53 59 |
| Year 8 | 135 72 63 |
| Year 9 | 119 73 46 |
| Year 10 | 96 57 39 |
| Year 11 | 133 75 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |