Wade Deacon High School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Birchfield Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 7TD
Phone 01514232721
Reference Number 139368

Description

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Wade Deacon High School is a comprehensive secondary institution located at WA8 7TD, West Cheshire. With a Unique Reference Number (URN) of 136868, the school is well-established and is part of the United Kingdom's educational system. Wade Deacon High has a strong academic reputation and a commitment to providing a quality education for its local community. It serves the areas surrounding its postcode and is characterized by its legacy as a center for excellence in learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1594
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 326
8 325
9 326
10 308
11 309

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-01-31
Date Description Report
2022-11-29 School inspection: School inspection:
2013-03-01 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Wade Deacon High School
2011-03-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-03-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-05-07 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
52.2 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 57% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 72% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.39 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 184 1
Third Preference 78 0
From another Local Authority 42 0

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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