Solway Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 18 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112377
- Address
- Liddell Street, Silloth, CA7 4DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 138 (38% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37%
- Persistent absence
- 39.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 35.5%
White British 97.1%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Other White 0.7%
Mixed 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 12%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.5
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.94
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 26 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 25 |
| Geography | GCSE | 14 |
| History | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Solway Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 8 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 9 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 10 | 25 18 7 |
| Year 11 | 25 10 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 14.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |