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
- 591 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 39.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 76.3%
Other Asian 5.2%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 3.6%
African 3.4%
Indian 2.7%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.6
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.02
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 94 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 94 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| History | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
Central Lancaster High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 136
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 60 67 |
| Year 8 | 117 51 66 |
| Year 9 | 131 73 58 |
| Year 10 | 119 74 45 |
| Year 11 | 97 58 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.4% 3.0% |