The Woodroffe School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 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
- 978 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.83
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 5 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
The Woodroffe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 120
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 71
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 51 60 |
| Year 8 | 172 80 92 |
| Year 9 | 174 89 85 |
| Year 10 | 168 88 80 |
| Year 11 | 161 81 80 |
| Year 12 | 101 39 62 |
| Year 13 | 91 38 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 43.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 53.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 18.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.1% 2.4% |