Fortismere School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Unique reference
- 102156
- Address
- Southwing, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, N10 1NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1808 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
Unclassified 36.2%
Other White 20%
Mixed 18%
White British 15.7%
Other 3%
African 2%
Indian 1.4%
Irish 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.6
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 75%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60.6
Local authority average 48.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.54
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 9 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 16 |
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 76 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 55 |
Biology | GCSE | 84 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 84 |
Chinese | GCSE | 32 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Fortismere School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 261
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 333
- 3rd preference
- 256
- From another Local Authority
- 397
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 67
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 268 147 121 |
Year 8 | 268 138 130 |
Year 9 | 268 147 121 |
Year 10 | 270 161 109 |
Year 11 | 263 137 126 |
Year 12 | 232 111 121 |
Year 13 | 239 124 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 95.0% 90.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 31.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 44.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 13.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 4.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | SP 1.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 90.0% 82.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 58.0% 32.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 58.0% 30.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 5.0% 2.2% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.5% 1.7% |