Weaverham 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
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 149614
- Address
- Lime Avenue, Weaverham, CW8 3HT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1160 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 94.3%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.44
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 74 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| English Language | GCSE | 226 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 225 |
Admissions
Weaverham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 234 129 105 |
| Year 8 | 229 105 124 |
| Year 9 | 232 127 105 |
| Year 10 | 235 114 121 |
| Year 11 | 230 131 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 34.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 32.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 15.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.7% 3.0% |