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Cansfield High School

Old Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP · URN 106521

Public data summary

5.7

out of 10 · 20 data sources

Coverage 59% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 974
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,012
Local authority: Wigan

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.55
GCSE Attainment 8: 41.5

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.0%
Persistent absence: 24.3%
Free school meals: 18.6%
SEN support: 23.7%
English additional language: 3.5%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 6.9:1
Average class size: 25.2
Staff turnover: 24.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Attendance

5.0

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.9

5 contributing signals

Equity

5.1

3 contributing signals

Achievement

5.9

4 contributing signals

Progress

5.7

2 contributing signals

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