Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 149631
- Address
- Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, CH65 7AQ
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 969 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34%
- Persistent absence
- 32.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 85.8%
Other White 5%
African 2.6%
Mixed 2.1%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 85 95 |
| Year 8 | 180 83 97 |
| Year 9 | 177 88 89 |
| Year 10 | 166 84 82 |
| Year 11 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 12 | 48 22 26 |
| Year 13 | 46 29 17 |