Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 15 2014 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 100638
- Address
- Belltrees Grove, SW16 2HY
- Website
- http://www.btg.ac/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1175 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
Other White 35.7%
African 18.1%
White British 17.8%
Mixed 11.1%
Other 5.5%
Caribbean 3.2%
Irish 2.8%
Other Black 2.3%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.77
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.7
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.27
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
Admissions
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 189
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 344
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 92
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 104 80 |
| Year 8 | 182 97 85 |
| Year 9 | 184 94 90 |
| Year 10 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 11 | 181 95 86 |
| Year 12 | 132 66 66 |
| Year 13 | 133 75 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 88.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 13.0% 26.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 77.0% 54.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 7.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 75.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 30.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 2.2% |