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Oversubscribed
Maintained school
Whitworth Community High School
Secondary
Hall Fold Whitworth, Rossendale, OL128TS
017 0634 3218


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
640

Whitworth Community High School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 709. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 05 Dec 2014.


PUPIL MIX
315 boys and 325 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
16.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
11.4%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
14.1%
EHC PLAN
1.9%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.4
Local Authority
46.7
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
43%
Local Authority
44%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 14% 33% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.8 4.02 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

05 Dec 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 283
Of which first preference applications 153
Of which second preference applications 83
Of which third preference applications 41
Total offers made 128
Of which first preference offers 118
Of which second preference offers 10
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


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

School
87%
Local Authority
94%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 77% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 13% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
6
GREEN SPACE
1
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£110,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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