Dowdales School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 9 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
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 112383
- Address
- LA15 8AH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 792 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 32.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 93.7%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- 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 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Dowdales School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 74 81 |
| Year 8 | 155 84 71 |
| Year 9 | 151 71 80 |
| Year 10 | 151 72 79 |
| Year 11 | 180 94 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 65.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 19.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% n/a 1.0% |