De La Salle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2024 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115237
- Address
- Ghyllgrove, SS14 2LA
- Website
- www.dlsbasildon.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 765 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 59.9%
Other White 12%
African 11.2%
Mixed 7.8%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other Black 1.8%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 151 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
| French | GCSE | 75 |
Admissions
De La Salle School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 200
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 87 75 |
| Year 8 | 153 89 64 |
| Year 9 | 149 78 71 |
| Year 10 | 150 69 81 |
| Year 11 | 151 77 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |