The Hollins
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 148922
- Address
- Hollins Lane, BB5 2QY
- Website
- http://www.thehollins.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 794 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 59.8%
Pakistani 28.6%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
Admissions
The Hollins
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 180
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 72 84 |
| Year 8 | 168 92 76 |
| Year 9 | 157 78 79 |
| Year 10 | 155 84 71 |
| Year 11 | 158 78 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |