Dowdales School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 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
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 112383
- Address
- LA15 8AH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 827 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
Admissions
Dowdales School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 197 109 88 |
| Year 8 | 165 74 91 |
| Year 9 | 158 84 74 |
| Year 10 | 157 75 82 |
| Year 11 | 150 72 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 18.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 3.0% |