Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=138233,106523,137448,106538
28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Atherton High School | Bedford High School | Fred Longworth High School | St Mary's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Atherton High School | Bedford High School | Fred Longworth High School | St Mary's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Atherton, M46 0AY | Leigh, WN7 2LU | Manchester, M29 8JN | Manchester, M29 7EE |
| School typediffers | Free schools | Community school | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | School remains Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | 40.7 | 42.8 | 45.5 | 46.4 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 31% | 41% | 46% | 46% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 60% | 62% | 67% | 67% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 54% | 46% | 50% | 24% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.2% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 8.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 28.3% | 29.5% | 21.7% | 23.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.29 (Competitive) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 148 | 188 | 257 | 270 |
| Places offereddiffers | 115 | 210 | 257 | 265 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 561 | 1,111 | 1,283 | 1,537 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 561 / 550 (102%) | 1,111 / 1,210 (92%) | 1,283 / 1,275 (101%) | 1,537 / 1,569 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 47.4% | 40.2% | 25.2% | 20.3% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Leanne Turner | Mr Paul McCaffery | Mr Paul Davies | Denise Brahms |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituencydiffers | Leigh and Atherton | Leigh and Atherton | Leigh and Atherton | Worsley and Eccles |
| Sponsordiffers | Education Partnership Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: FRED LONGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST | — | FRED LONGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.