Kingsway Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 148790
- Address
- Turf Hill Road, OL16 4XA
- Website
- http://www.kingswaypark.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1320 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 39.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
Pakistani 48.6%
White British 17.4%
Unclassified 10.4%
Bangladeshi 6.2%
African 4.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.3
Local authority average 40.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.87
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 99 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 99 |
Admissions
Kingsway Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 127
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 119 142 |
| Year 8 | 266 142 124 |
| Year 9 | 261 137 124 |
| Year 10 | 257 134 123 |
| Year 11 | 275 135 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 48.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 3.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 33.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |