The Woodroffe School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 7 2023 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
Dorset
Unique reference
113901
Address
Uplyme Road, DT7 3LX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1020 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.2%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 77%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 50%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.81
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award7
TourismTechnical Award16
Ancient HistoryGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE29
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE41
BiologyGCSE57
Business Studies:SingleGCSE56
ChemistryGCSE57
ChineseGCSE9
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Woodroffe School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
117
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
113
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
127
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
111
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
67
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
174
82
92
Year 8
174
92
82
Year 9
163
84
79
Year 10
166
82
84
Year 11
174
84
90
Year 12
97
42
55
Year 13
72
27
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.0%
85.6%
Further education
40.0%
35.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
45.0%
48.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
61.0%
58.4%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
21.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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