Grays Convent High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 11 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
- 682 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
Mixed 27.2%
White British 18.2%
African 15.5%
Other White 11.6%
Unclassified 6.3%
Indian 5.1%
Bangladeshi 4.5%
Pakistani 4.1%
Caribbean 2.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.1%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 3.84
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Grays Convent High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 0 150 |
| Year 8 | 122 0 122 |
| Year 9 | 122 0 122 |
| Year 10 | 137 0 137 |
| Year 11 | 151 0 151 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 84.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 53.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |