Secondary Schools (GCSE) in Widnes


Compare all secondary schools in Widnes on this page. Click an individual school for more detailed information about its results and a link to its Ofsted reports. You can also rank schools according to results of your choice by clicking the headings at the top of the table.

The tables below show achievement for pupils taking GCSEs, regardless of their age, and progress pupils have made between age 11 and by the end of Key Stage 4. See also A-Level results, Key Stage 3 results

Secondary School Performance 2011 (Key Stage 4)

School GCSE Pupils 5 A*–C Pts VA English Bacc
Ashley School230%1329410%
Cavendish High School6NENENENE
Chesnut Lodge Special School4SUPPSUPPSUPPSUPP
Grange Comprehensive School19444%385968.91%
Halton House School2SUPPSUPPNPSUPP
Lansbury Bridge School210%44.3882.50%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy9148%524.110110%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College26158%545992.82%
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School16846%440.9982.88%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Community College for Business and Enterprise17747%426.9983.72%
The Bankfield School15045%531.61002.713%
The Heath School20957%495.310104%
The Sutton Academy24446%464983.49%
Wade Deacon High School35478%527.61036.47%
Weston Point College617%101NP0%

Key

  • GCSE Pupils: the number of pupils taking GCSEs
  • 5 A*–C: the percentage of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths
  • Pts: the average points score per pupil for all GCSEs where A* equals 58 points, A 52, B 46, C 40, D 34, E 28, F 22 and G 16
  • VA:The ‘Best 8 plus English and mathematics bonus’ VA measure is used to see how effective schools have been in helping their pupils’ progress from KS2 to a broad range of subjects at KS4. The measure estimates how pupils perform in their best 8 GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) with pupils receiving an additional bonus for their performance in GCSE English and mathematics.
  • English Bacc: Percentage of pupils achieving the Government's new English Baccalaureate. This is awarded to teenagers who achieve GCSEs in English, maths, a science, a foreign language and a humanity, such as history or geography, at grade C or above.
  • ; or NA or @ or NP or LT11: no information supplied by the Department for Education
  • Please note: Independent schools score zero (or very low scores) if they enter all or most pupils for alternative qualifications, some of which have not been fully accredited by the Government.

Includes data supplied by Department for Education, or the Welsh Assembly Government 2010-12

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