Ashley High SchoolWeston Point College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Ashley High School and Weston Point College.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Ashley High School was judged Outstanding and Weston Point College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 10.7 for Ashley High School and 1.3 for Weston Point College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ashley High School (9.4 in 2021-22, 10.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Weston Point College (4.2 in 2021-22, 1.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WidnesAshley High School | RuncornWeston Point College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 137 | 27 | |
| Capacity | 112 | 36 | |
| Location | Widnes, WA8 7HG | Runcorn, WA7 4UN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 10.7 Stronger figure | 1.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 9.1% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 22.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.13 Stronger figure | 0.09 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 22 | 9 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 128 | 26 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 62.7% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.3% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.9% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ashley High School
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