The Radcliffe School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 29 2020 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
- 1246 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 64.3%
Pakistani 9.2%
Mixed 8.4%
African 6.1%
Other White 4.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.3%
Indian 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 76 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
The Radcliffe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 96 114 |
| Year 8 | 209 119 90 |
| Year 9 | 210 109 101 |
| Year 10 | 207 100 107 |
| Year 11 | 216 100 116 |
| Year 12 | 100 46 54 |
| Year 13 | 94 44 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 31.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 55.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 65.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 15.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.8% 1.7% |