The Radcliffe School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- Milton Keynes
- Unique reference
- 110532
- Address
- Christchurch Grove, Wolverton, MK12 5BT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1210 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 63%
Pakistani 9.3%
Mixed 7.4%
African 7%
Other White 4.5%
Other Asian 2.6%
Indian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 46 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 176 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 175 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Radcliffe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 91 115 |
| Year 8 | 211 93 118 |
| Year 9 | 208 119 89 |
| Year 10 | 207 110 97 |
| Year 11 | 213 106 107 |
| Year 12 | 80 35 45 |
| Year 13 | 85 38 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 88.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 36.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 51.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 60.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 14.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 2.4% |