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Academy
Standish Community High School
Secondary
Kenyon Road Standish, Wigan, WN60NX
012 5742 2265


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1287

Standish Community High School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1250. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 20 Nov 2014.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
672 boys and 615 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
2.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
10.4%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.6%
EHC PLAN
1.6%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
54.7
Local Authority
45.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
61%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 7% 25% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.27 3.81 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

20 Nov 2014

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 627
Of which first preference applications 317
Of which second preference applications 209
Of which third preference applications 101
Total offers made 259
Of which first preference offers 253
Of which second preference offers 6
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


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

School
98%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 87% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 5% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
1
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
8
PROPERTY
£182,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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