Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 112989
- Address
- John O'Gaunts Way, DE56 0DA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1173 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 91.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 117 91 |
| Year 8 | 207 114 93 |
| Year 9 | 209 94 115 |
| Year 10 | 206 101 105 |
| Year 11 | 207 96 111 |
| Year 12 | 74 36 38 |
| Year 13 | 62 28 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 81.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 40.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 35.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 5.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 64.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 24.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 2.2% |