- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wigton sixth forms average.
163 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.1
Wigton sixth forms 43.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Wigton sixth forms 9.1%
- Pupils
- 1,095
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Sixth forms in and near Wigton
All 1 sixth form in Wigton, and the nearest just outside.
Just outside Wigton
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Wigton.
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wigton sixth forms average.
180 first choices, 164 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.5
Wigton sixth forms 43.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.7%Wigton sixth forms 9.1%
- Pupils
- 990
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wigton sixth forms average, low absence.
181 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.5
Wigton sixth forms 43.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 905
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Wigton sixth forms average.
126 first choices, 114 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.9
Wigton sixth forms 43.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Wigton sixth forms 9.1%
- Pupils
- 703
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Austin Friars
10.1 miles from Wigton · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Wigton sixth forms 9.1%
- Pupils
- 278
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Sixth forms1
- Attainment 8 at 1643.1England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Free school meals13.1%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher15.4England 17.9
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Ofsted grades in Wigton
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- Outstanding: 0 of 1
- Good: 1 of 1
- Requires improvement: 0 of 1
- Inadequate: 0 of 1
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Sixth forms in Wigton, explained
There is 1 sixth forms in Wigton, teaching 1,095 children. 1 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Wigton sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
13.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,132 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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How many sixth forms are in Wigton?
There are 1 sixth forms in Wigton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Wigton?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Wigton on Eduscope are The Nelson Thomlinson School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Wigton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Wigton sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Wigton is 15:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.