Woodhey High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 19 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
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 148097
- Address
- Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, BL0 9QZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1111 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 90.7%
Mixed 5.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
African 0.8%
Other White 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.45
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Government & Politics | AS level | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Woodhey High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 212
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 205
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 115 115 |
| Year 8 | 220 100 120 |
| Year 9 | 226 111 115 |
| Year 10 | 220 115 105 |
| Year 11 | 215 107 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 39.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 1.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 44.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |