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Requires improvement
Academy
Atherton High School
Secondary
Christian
Hamilton Street, Atherton, M460AY
019 4288 5500


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
424

Atherton High School is an Academy (Free schools) with a Christian religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 450. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 08 Feb 2018.


PUPIL MIX
213 boys and 211 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
12.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
27%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6.4%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
21.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.6%
EHC PLAN
3.5%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
36.8
Local Authority
45.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
17%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 54% 25% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.23 3.81 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

08 Feb 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 171
Of which first preference applications 69
Of which second preference applications 63
Of which third preference applications 39
Total offers made 90
Of which first preference offers 69
Of which second preference offers 19
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
90%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 74% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 8% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 8% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 10% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
6
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£124,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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