Grays Convent High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 115239
- Address
- College Avenue, RM17 5UX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 654 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.0%
Mixed 21%
African 20.8%
White British 16.1%
Other White 11.2%
Unclassified 7.5%
Bangladeshi 5.4%
Pakistani 4.9%
Indian 4.7%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 2.3%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.2
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 136 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Grays Convent High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 8 | 146 0 146 |
| Year 9 | 123 0 123 |
| Year 10 | 120 0 120 |
| Year 11 | 137 0 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 52.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 30.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 0.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |