Report compiled by Kerrie Rogers (Assistant Headteacher – Lead for CEIAG / Mental Health and Wellbeing)
In the 2021 cohort there were 149 pupils on roll. Male pupils = 63 and female = 86. 9% (14 pupils) were listed as SEND pupils. 17% (25 pupils) of the year group were Pupil Premium. 14 pupils were ‘More able’ (9%).
All pupils received at least one interview with an independent careers advisor, with some pupils (PUP/SEND) two interviews during year 10 and/or 11. All pupils are advised to apply for at least two colleges having received non-biased information from all of the local colleges and some training providers through way of assemblies, drop in sessions at lunchtime and visits to the colleges at the end of year 10 and through the open events held by the colleges.
| Destination Data 2021 | ||
| Destination | Number of students | % of students |
| Cardinal Newman College | 58 | 39 |
| Preston’s College | 34 | 23 |
| Blackburn College | 3 | 2 |
| Myerscough College | 15 | 10 |
| Runshaw College | 19 | 13 |
| Clitheroe Grammar | 3 | 2 |
| Apprenticeships | 10 | 7 |
| Employed | 3 | 2 |
| Access Creative College | 1 | 1 |
| NEET | 3 | 2 |
Pupils from our 2021 cohort have gone on to study the following types of course: –
| Type of course | No. of students (149) | Male (63) | Female (86) | PP (25) | Non-PP (124) | SEND (14) | More Able (14) |
| A/AS Levels | 40 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 13 |
| Vocational (BTEC / NVQ / Cambridge Technicals etc – all levels) | 69 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 12 | 0 |
| Combined (any combination of A-Levels, Vocational or GCSE courses) | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Employment | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T-Levels | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Not stated / NEET | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
This is a breakdown of the level of study being followed by the 2021 cohort of pupils that have been specified at the time of gathering the information. Some students did not state which level they were studying. Apprenticeship pupils not included in this data: –
| Level | Number of pupils | Male | Female | PP | Non-PP | SEND | More Able |
| 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 101 | 33 | 68 | 12 | 89 | 5 | 14 |
| Not stated / NEET | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship (level not stated) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment without training | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Students from our 2021 cohort went on to study the following subjects.
As can be seen, Cardinal Newman College was the most popular destination for this cohort of pupils. However, the percentage of pupils moving on to Cardinal Newman has decreased since last year (56% in 2020 to 39% this year. The numbers of pupils enrolling at Runshaw College has trebled this year with 19 pupils choosing there in comparison to 6 in 2020.
The great majority of our pupils – 68% – went on to study a level 3 course, be that A-levels, a vocational course or training. This actual figure could be higher due to 4 pupils not having stated which level of study they had undertaken. A higher percentage of our ex-pupils went on to study a vocational type of course, as opposed to the more academic route of A-Levels (46% chose vocational courses compared to 27% of pupils opting for A-Levels).
At the time of the information having been gathered, 98.6% of our 2021 cohort were in education, employment or training. 3 pupils are listed as NEET this year. Whilst this is not as high as last year’s 100%, Longridge High School continues to have high numbers of ex-pupils in EET in comparison to other areas of Lancashire, the North West and nationally.
Business Studies again was the most popular individual subject, there has been a drop in the number of pupils taking an English subject (11 this year compared to 20 in 2020)at college and less pupils have needed to re-sit GCSE Maths this year (only 3 pupils this year compared to 6 in 2020). Sociology, Criminology and Psychology were also popular despite our pupils not having previously studied these subjects.
