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
- 649 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 89.4%
Mixed 2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other White 1.5%
African 1.5%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 36 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 94 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 89 |
| Geography | GCSE | 16 |
| History | GCSE | 57 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 94 |
Admissions
Whittington Green School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 121
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 74 72 |
| Year 8 | 147 76 71 |
| Year 9 | 136 70 66 |
| Year 10 | 127 62 65 |
| Year 11 | 93 61 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |