The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 100284
- Address
- Paragon Road, Hackney, E9 6NR
- Website
- www.theurswickschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 831 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.2%
- Girls
- 39.8%
- First language not English
- 34.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
African 19.6%
Other White 16.4%
Caribbean 15.3%
Mixed 14.4%
White British 9.6%
Bangladeshi 7.6%
Other 5.5%
Indian 3.5%
Other Black 2.9%
Other Asian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.4%
Irish 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.34
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 34 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 134 |
| French | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 122
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 84 60 |
| Year 8 | 150 91 59 |
| Year 9 | 151 95 56 |
| Year 10 | 146 89 57 |
| Year 11 | 147 90 57 |
| Year 12 | 54 28 26 |
| Year 13 | 39 23 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 93.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 28.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 10.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 77.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 28.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 26.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% |