Whittington Green School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2023 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
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 112958
- Address
- High Street, Old Whittington, S41 9LG
- Website
- www.wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 609 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 89.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 73 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 69 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Whittington Green School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 80 68 |
| Year 8 | 140 77 63 |
| Year 9 | 128 63 65 |
| Year 10 | 94 61 33 |
| Year 11 | 99 53 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |