Mayfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 17 2024 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
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 102858
- Address
- Pedley Road, RM8 1XE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1897 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 59.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
Pakistani 24.9%
Bangladeshi 21.5%
Other White 11.5%
Indian 9.7%
African 7.5%
Mixed 6.1%
Other Asian 5.4%
Unclassified 3.5%
White British 3.4%
Other Black 2.4%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 54.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 4.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 30 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 110 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 104 |
Admissions
Mayfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 309
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 108
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 32
- To another Local Authority
- 46
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 296 161 135 |
| Year 8 | 320 159 161 |
| Year 9 | 291 139 152 |
| Year 10 | 298 154 144 |
| Year 11 | 290 149 141 |
| Year 12 | 215 114 101 |
| Year 13 | 187 105 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 94.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 16.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 73.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 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 | 85.0% 86.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 32.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 29.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 1.7% |