The Byrchall High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Warrington Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
Lancashire
WN4 9PQ
Phone 01942728221
Reference Number 138699

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1075
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.21%
Girls: 50.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 132 119 251
8 107 104 211
9 114 104 218
10 98 109 207
11 78 110 188

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.4%
White, Other 3.8%
Chinese 2.4%
African 2.2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2022-11-10
Date Report
2022-09-13 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 10 November 2022
2019-03-06 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 04 April 2019
2018-03-13 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 18 April 2018
2015-03-03 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 March 2015
2013-06-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 July 2013
2013-04-10 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 02 May 2013
2012-10-02 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 09 October 2012
Previously as The Byrchall High School
2010-11-16 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 January 2011
2009-11-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 December 2009
2009-02-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2007-07-04 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 September 2007
2002-03-18 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 20 June 2002
2010-11-16 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 January 2011
2009-11-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 December 2009
2009-02-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2007-07-04 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 September 2007
2002-03-18 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 20 June 2002

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 9 4 0 0 0 13
2. My child feels safe at this school 10 3 0 0 0 13
3. My child makes good progress at this school 10 3 0 0 0 13
4. My child is well looked after at this school 9 4 0 0 0 13
5. My child is taught well at this school 11 2 0 0 0 13
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 7 4 2 0 0 13
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 5 7 1 0 0 13
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 6 2 1 0 4 13
9. This school is well led and managed 10 2 1 0 0 13
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 8 5 0 0 0 13
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 7 6 0 0 0 13
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 12 1

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 284 21
Third Preference 109 0
From another Local Authority 185 55

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