Samuel King's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 112378
- Address
- Church Road, CA9 3QU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 107 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Mixed | 0.9% |
| Other White | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 8.4% |
| White British | 87.9% |
| Other | 0.9% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 15% |
| Local authority average | 24% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 23% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 30.2 |
| Local authority average | 45.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.37 |
| Local authority average | 3.9 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 4 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 12 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Samuel King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 8 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 9 | 16 7 9 |
| Year 10 | 16 5 11 |
| Year 11 | 13 9 4 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 63.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 16.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 3.0% |