Budehaven Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 30 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 112045
- Address
- Valley Road, EX23 8DQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1140 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 93.4%
Mixed 2.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Indian 1%
Other White 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Budehaven Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 39
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 110 101 |
| Year 8 | 195 97 98 |
| Year 9 | 213 133 80 |
| Year 10 | 209 89 120 |
| Year 11 | 177 82 95 |
| Year 12 | 52 19 33 |
| Year 13 | 83 46 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 47.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 2.4% |