Ferndown Upper School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113854
- Address
- Cherry Grove, BH22 9EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1161 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 86.6%
Other White 5.4%
Mixed 3.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 221 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 221 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 299 151 148 |
| Year 10 | 274 144 130 |
| Year 11 | 232 120 112 |
| Year 12 | 203 90 113 |
| Year 13 | 142 58 84 |
| Year 14 | 11 2 9 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 59.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 19.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 7.0% 18.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% |