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SecondaryBlacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

last update : (8 May 2013)


School details last update : (27 Feb 2013)


Melbourne Road
Chester
CH1 5JH
01244 371475
Mrs Susan Yates
11
16
Mixed
Foundation School
Comprehensive
111396
No
No
Confirmation that school has checked its data (Secondary) Yes


450
50.2%
49.8%
14.2%
SUPP
37.1%
62.4%

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2012 KS4 Performance Tables last update : (19 Mar 2013)

Cohort information


Number of pupils at the end of KS4 88
24.1


 Number in cohortPercentage of cohort
38 45%
39 46%
8 9%
0 0%
18 21%

Year on year comparisons


Chart Line Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs2009201020112012
School 25% 38% 42% 42%
LA 50.6% 56.4% 59.5% 59.8%
England - All Schools 49.8% 53.5% 59% 59.4%

KS4 exam results


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
Percentage achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalents) including English and maths GCSEs 42% 11% 56% 100%
Percentage achieving A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 42% 11% 56% 100%
0% 0% 0% 0%
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 82%   
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-G grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 93%   
99%   
0 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% 0%

KS4 pupil progress


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
58% 30% 77% 100%
51% 27% 69% 75%
999.8 994.9 1006.2 991.2
986.4 972.9 984.5 943.3
1013.1 1016.9 1027.9 1039.2
97%   

KS4 Average Point Scores


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
315.4 267.6 345.7 383.8
160.8 123.8 174.8 250.5
Average grade per qualification  D- C B
Average grade per GCSE  E- D+ C+

KS4 Exam entries


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
10.8 9.4 12.0 11.3
4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0

Narrowing the Gap


 Disadvantaged pupilsOther pupils
Number of Pupils 55 33
Percentage of Pupils 63% 38%
Percentage achieving grades A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 31% 61%
Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs 31% 61%
47% 76%
37% 73%
981.2 1028.9
962.4 1005.2
1000.0 1052.5
9.9 12.3
291.0 356.0

For the purposes of the table Disadvantaged pupils are considered as those eligible for free school meals and children
looked after (ie, In the care of the Local Authority for at least 6 months)


Pupil Absence last update : (6 Nov 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
7.9% 5.7%
9.2% 6.8%

last update : (24 Jan 2013)


Contextual information


450.0
37.1%
HIGH

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)


 SchoolLA MedianNon-London LAs MedianNational Median
8143 (99%) 8143 6809 5433
90 (1%) 90 185 153
8233 8233 7057 5620
4174 (44%) 4174 3514 3091
101 (1%) 101 105 87
1109 (12%) 1109 789 556
935 (10%) 935 277 224
121 (1%) 121 63 69
0 (0%) 0 72 58
1317 (14%) 1317 759 488
166 (2%) 166 148 57
853 (9%) 853 465 340
220 (2%) 220 100 81
184 (2%) 184 105 86
211 (2%) 211 241 231
9389 9389 7007 5502

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time


 2009-102010-112011-12
Chart Line  4519 4893 5283
Chart Line  175 237 101
Chart Line  945 1044 1317
Chart Line  155 161 184

School Workforce last update : (3 Dec 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
48 221959
32 65809
18 85744
44.6 206240.3
27.0 50866.6
17.4 70087.5
10.6 15.6
NA 38903

Ofsted Inspection last update : (8 May 2013)


06 March 2012
3
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