Weaverham High School

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
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
149614
Address
Lime Avenue, Weaverham, CW8 3HT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1165 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
1.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.8%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Weaverham High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
231
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
232
2nd preference
128
3rd preference
100
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
220
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
225
102
123
Year 8
236
129
107
Year 9
234
117
117
Year 10
232
130
102
Year 11
238
117
121
Year 2023-2024

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