Report compiled by Kerrie Rogers (Assistant Headteacher – Lead for CEIAG / Mental Health and Wellbeing)
In the 2022 cohort there were 157 pupils on roll. Male pupils = 79 and female = 78. 1 pupil was dual registered with Longridge High and St. Cecilia’s, and their GCSE results and information post-16 was taken by them. 1 pupil has since moved to Germany and therefore we have been unable to gather information about their post-16 destination. Both pupils were Pupil Premium. Out of the cohort of 155 which we are reporting data on, 8% (13 pupils) were listed as SEND pupils (1 of which had an EHCP). 21% (33 pupils) of the year group were Pupil Premium. 17 pupils were ‘More able’ (11%).
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. Pupils also receive presentations from Apprenticeship providers to widen their understanding of this process and how
| Destination | Number of students | % of students |
| Cardinal Newman College | 58 | 37% |
| Preston’s College | 45 | 29% |
| Blackburn College | 5 | 3% |
| Myerscough College | 10 | 6% |
| Runshaw College | 20 | 13% |
| Clitheroe Grammar | 3 | 2% |
| Apprenticeships | 8 (1 is an apprenticeship in the Army) | 5% |
| Employed | 1 | 0.6% |
| Lancaster Grammar | 2 | 1.3% |
| Army | 1 | 0.6% |
| Burnley Football Club | 1 | 0.6% |
| Preston North End Football Club | 1 | 0.6% |
| Cronton College, Widnes | 1 | 0.6% |
| NEET | 0 | 0 |
Pupils from our 2022 cohort have gone on to study the following types of course: –
| Type of course | No. of students (155) | Male (78) | Female (77) | PP (33) | Non-PP (122) | SEND (13) | More Able (17) |
| A/AS Levels | 48 (31%) | 19 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 13 |
| Vocational (BTEC / NVQ / Cambridge Technicals/Diploma/NCFE etc – all levels) | 79 (51%) | 49 | 35 | 26 | 53 | 10 | 0 |
| Combined (any combination of A-Levels, Vocational or GCSE courses) | 10 (6%) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Employment | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T-Levels | 6 (4%) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Apprenticeship | 9 (6%) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Scholarship | 2 (1%) | 2 (Both pupils also studying A-Levels alongside) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Army | 1 (0.6%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This is a breakdown of the level of study being followed by the 2023 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 levels not included in this data: –
| Level | Number of pupils | Male | Female | PP | Non-PP | SEND | More Able |
| 1 | 16 (10%) | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 34 (22%) | 10 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 93 (60%) | 46 | 47 | 15 | 78 | 5 | 15 |
| Not stated | 2 (1%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 9 (6%) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Employment without training | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Students from our 2022 cohort went on to study the following subjects.
As can be seen, Cardinal Newman College was again the most popular destination for this cohort of pupils. However, the percentage of pupils moving on to Cardinal Newman has decreased again this year (56% in 2020 to 39% in 2021 and now 37% this year – although the actual number for this year remains the same as last year). The number of pupils choosing Runshaw, Preston and Blackburn have increased this year, with numbers to Myerscough decreasing.
Most of our pupils – 60% – 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 – 51% – as opposed to the more academic route of A-Levels (31% of pupils opting for A-Levels).
At the time of the information having been gathered, 100% of our 2022 cohort were in education, employment, or training. Longridge High School continues to have high numbers of ex-pupils in EET in comparison to other areas of Lancashire, the Northwest and nationally (nationally there are 12.3% of 16–24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, with 4.5% of 16–17-year-olds reported as NEET).
Our 2022 cohort have gone on to study a wider range of subjects/vocations than any other year group. Overall, 60 different subjects/vocations have been chosen by our 2022 cohort. 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.
