St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PF

Local ranking2nd of 22 secondary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1250

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
50.8%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
76.5%
Entering EBacc
29.4%
EBacc APS
4.2
Cohort Size
238

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
96.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1202
Boys
606 (50%)
Girls
596 (50%)
Capacity
1250 (96% full)
SEND
10.7%
FSM Eligible
13.7%
EAL
6.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.0%
SEN Support
6.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
73.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,886/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.0%
Persistent Absence
17.1%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 87.8%
  • White Other: 3.9%
  • Other: 3.9%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
  • Black Caribbean: 0.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%
  • Asian Other: 0.6%

87.8%

White British

3.9%

White Other

3.9%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Rookery Avenue

Wigan, North West

Administrative

URN
106540
UKPRN
10017746
Establishment No.
4805