Carr Hill 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
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
150966
Address
Royal Avenue, Kirkham, PR4 2ST

Pupils

Number of Pupils
841 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.3%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.9%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 23%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.7
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award7
Speech & DramaTechnical Award4
Sports StudiesTechnical Award12
Art & DesignGCSE31
BiologyGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE155
English LiteratureGCSE150
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Carr Hill High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
2
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
2
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
2
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
187
97
90
Year 8
172
97
75
Year 9
173
93
80
Year 10
152
66
86
Year 11
157
84
73
Year 2024-2025

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