Buxton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Unique reference
- 103080
- Address
- 234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, E11 3NN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1203 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 56.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
Other White 29%
African 11.4%
Mixed 10.2%
Other Black 9.2%
White British 8.3%
Pakistani 8.2%
Other 6.2%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other Asian 4.7%
Bangladeshi 4.5%
Indian 1.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 70%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 2 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
Biology | GCSE | 33 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Economics | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Buxton School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 17 9 8 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 3 7 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
Reception, Full-time | 54 29 25 |
Year 1 | 51 23 28 |
Year 2 | 50 23 27 |
Year 3 | 58 22 36 |
Year 4 | 55 32 23 |
Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
Year 6 | 70 34 36 |
Year 7 | 161 102 59 |
Year 8 | 156 89 67 |
Year 9 | 167 84 83 |
Year 10 | 146 78 68 |
Year 11 | 138 76 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 90.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 25.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 39.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 27.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 0.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
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