Solway Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Good
Dec 3 2024 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
146 (38% of total capacity)
Boys
58.2%
Girls
41.8%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
34.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 8%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.17
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE14
English LanguageGCSE23
English LiteratureGCSE23
GeographyGCSE18
HistoryGCSE5
MathematicsGCSE23
SpanishGCSE9
Science: Double AwardGCSE24
Hospitality / Catering StudiesTechnical Award12
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Solway Community School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
31
21
10
Year 8
29
19
10
Year 9
32
13
19
Year 10
29
15
14
Year 11
25
17
8
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
54.0%
73.6%
85.5%
Further education
46.0%
36.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
8.0%
37.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
5.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
12.0%
12.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
27.0%
6.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.6%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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