Valentines High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 5 2021 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 102857
- Address
- Cranbrook Road, IG2 6HX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1349 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 49.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.3%
Pakistani 27.3%
Bangladeshi 25.2%
Indian 15.8%
Other White 7.3%
Other Asian 7%
Mixed 6.6%
African 3.6%
White British 2.3%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.98
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 70%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.1
Local authority average 54.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.2
Local authority average 4.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
Valentines High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 366
- 2nd preference
- 352
- 3rd preference
- 334
- From another Local Authority
- 100
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 96 88 |
| Year 8 | 178 101 77 |
| Year 9 | 180 94 86 |
| Year 10 | 181 115 66 |
| Year 11 | 178 100 78 |
| Year 12 | 231 95 136 |
| Year 13 | 217 119 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 94.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 16.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 84.0% 73.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 92.0% 86.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 32.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 29.0% 29.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 1.7% |