Rhyddings
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 8 2025 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
- 148921
- Address
- Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3EA
- Website
- http://www.rhyddings.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 683 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.7%
- Persistent absence
- 38.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 1.9% |
| Other | 2.3% |
| Mixed | 4.9% |
| Pakistani | 37.8% |
| White British | 48.5% |
| Other White | 1% |
| Other Asian | 0.9% |
| Indian | 0.7% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 9% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 22% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 36.5 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.93 |
| Local authority average | 3.95 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
Admissions
Rhyddings
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 92
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 76 84 |
| Year 8 | 135 80 55 |
| Year 9 | 138 67 71 |
| Year 10 | 127 68 59 |
| Year 11 | 123 65 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |