Bedford High School is a secondary school located in Leigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Manchester Road, Leigh, WN7 2LU
Website: http://www.bedfordhighschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01942909009
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul McCaffery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106523

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1210
Number of Pupils: 1046
Number of Boys: 517
Number of Girls: 529

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.6 to -0.22
Of the 180 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 175 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:7%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
Astley Street , WN7 2AS 		3out of 4 749 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Breaston Avenue , WN7 3DJ 		4out of 4 953 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Mather Lane , WN7 2PW 		3out of 4 1,348 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Higher Folds WN7 2XG 		3out of 4 1,578 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Leigh CofE Primary School
Henrietta Street , WN7 1LP 		1out of 4 2,077 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford High School
Manchester Road , WN7 2LU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester Road , Astley M29 7EE 		3out of 4 1,889 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN 		3out of 4 2,616 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
Leigh Sports Stadium, Sale Way , Leigh Sports Village WN7 4JY 		- not rated 2,888 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS 		- not rated 3,155 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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