Ormskirk School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 148254
- Address
- Wigan Road, L39 2AT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1218 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 91.7%
Other White 2.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 230 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 228 |
Admissions
Ormskirk School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 174
- 3rd preference
- 169
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 130 93 |
| Year 8 | 214 126 88 |
| Year 9 | 219 130 89 |
| Year 10 | 216 104 112 |
| Year 11 | 235 121 114 |
| Year 12 | 73 39 34 |
| Year 13 | 38 23 15 |