Heathcote School & Science College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2018 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
Waltham Forest
Unique reference
103097
Address
Normanton Park, Chingford, E4 6ES

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1098 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
32.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.7%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 35%
Other White 16.4%
Mixed 14.1%
African 8.4%
Caribbean 5.6%
Other 5.1%
Pakistani 4.9%
Other Asian 4.5%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other Black 1.7%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.26
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.06
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 59%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.1
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.02
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award28
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award23
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE18
BiologyGCSE55
ChemistryGCSE54
ChineseGCSE3
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE23
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
Design & TechnologyGCSE24
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Heathcote School & Science College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
168
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
191
2nd preference
182
3rd preference
94
From another Local Authority
32
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
150
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.4
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
97
82
Year 8
171
85
86
Year 9
163
81
82
Year 10
192
100
92
Year 11
183
104
79
Year 12
101
57
44
Year 13
109
59
50
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
92.7%
86.5%
Further education
28.0%
25.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
56.0%
39.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
8.0%
27.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
0.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
73.0%
72.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
12.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
14.0%
11.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
0.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
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