Atherton Community School
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| School Type | Free Schools Secondary |
|---|---|
| Admissions | Comprehensive |
| School Address | Atherton Town Hall, Bolton Road |
| Atherton | |
| M46 9JP | |
| Phone |  020 82412017 |
| Local Authority | Wigan |
| Age Range | 11 - 18 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Total Pupils | 329 |
| School Gender | Mixed |
| Boy | Girl % | 54.7% | 45.3% |
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School Summary
Having just 329 pupils, Atherton Community School is in the lowest category of attending students in the UK. With 45.3% girls and 54.7% boys, the school is almost equally mixed school. Absence is monitored closely by most schools to enable them to ensure pupils are reaching academic potential. They have a 92.4% rate of pupils regularly attending, which is around average. Having only 30.9 members of staff makes Atherton Community School have a far lower number of staff than most other schools in the area. With a very low 11:1 teacher/student ratio, the classrooms of This School are very small, allowing the teachers to give attention to individual pupils` concerns. With an average salary of only £32956 , the wages of the teachers at the school are very far below the nations average. They have 99.7% of pupils speaking English as a 1st language, which exceeds the countrywide average.
School Statistics
Gender Split
Gender Count By Age
| Total Pupils | 329 |
| Total Girls | 149 (45.3%) |
| Total Boys | 180 (54.7%) |
Attendance
| This School | Regional Avg | National Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pupil Average Attendance |
 |
92.4% | 94.8% | |
| Persistent Absence |
 |
22.3% | 12.6% | 12.8% |
School Staff Information
| This School | Regional Avg | National Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Full-time Qualified Teacher Salary |  |
£32,956 | £39,010 | £37,569 |
| Pupil to Teacher Ratio |
 |
10.6 : 1 | 14.6 : 1 | 15.1 : 1 |
| Total Teachers in School | |
32 | 65.1 | 67.5 |
| Total Teaching Assistants |
|
8 | 20.9 | 19.4 |
| Total Support Staff |
|
11 | 23.8 | 26.5 |
| Total Full-time Teachers | |
30.9 | 61 | 62.3 |
| Total Full-time Teaching assistants | |
8 | 15.9 | 15.1 |
| Total Full-time Support Staff | |
10.2 | 21.6 | 22.1 |
Other Stats
| This School | Regional Avg | National Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Class Size |
12.2 | 20.5 | 20.3 | |
| Pupils where English is first Language |
 |
99.7% (328) | 96.6% | 84.4% |
| Pupils with Special Educational Needs |
|
4% (13) | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|
28.5% (141) | 11.9% | 13.4% |
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