Philips 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
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 151027
- Address
- Higher Lane, Whitefield, M45 7PH
- Website
- http://philipshigh.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 872 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.4%
- Girls
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 59.7%
Pakistani 11.2%
Mixed 7.2%
African 5.3%
Other White 3.8%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 3.1%
Indian 3%
Chinese 1.7%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.3
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 40 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Philips High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 157
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 80 76 |
| Year 8 | 181 101 80 |
| Year 9 | 181 96 85 |
| Year 10 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 11 | 177 111 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.8% 3.0% |