Budehaven Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 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
- 1139 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 36.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 93.9%
Mixed 3%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other White 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 197 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 195 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Budehaven Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 93 93 |
| Year 8 | 210 128 82 |
| Year 9 | 206 87 119 |
| Year 10 | 187 86 101 |
| Year 11 | 201 92 109 |
| Year 12 | 92 50 42 |
| Year 13 | 57 28 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 53.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 19.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 2.2% |