Samuel King's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 6 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
- 89 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.8%
White British 89.9%
Unclassified 7.9%
Other White 1.1%
Mixed 1.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 4 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 10 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 19 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 19 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Samuel King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 11.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 32 19 13 |
| Year 8 | 14 6 8 |
| Year 9 | 16 4 12 |
| Year 10 | 14 10 4 |
| Year 11 | 13 7 6 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |