Atherton High School is a secondary school located in Atherton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hamilton Street, Atherton

School Information

Address: Hamilton Street, Atherton, M46 0AY
Website: http://www.athertonhigh.com/
Telephone: 01942885500
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Layzell
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138233

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 453
Number of Boys: 232
Number of Girls: 221

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.92 Confidence interval -1.23 to -0.62
Of the 70 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 67 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.23
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklee Community School
Wardour Street , Atherton M46 0AR 		3out of 4 345 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Leigh Road , Atherton M46 0PA 		4out of 4 846 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chowbent Primary School
Laburnum Street , Atherton M46 9FP 		3out of 4 913 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Formby Avenue , Atherton M46 0HX 		3out of 4 936 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane , Atherton M46 0HA 		3out of 4 965 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN 		3out of 4 1,396 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NL 		1out of 4 2,734 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowan Tree Primary School
Green Hall Close , Atherton M46 9HP 		4out of 4 1,850 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN 		- not rated 1,957 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS 		- not rated 2,065 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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