The Hurst School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2019 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116422
- Address
- Brimpton Road, Baughurst, RG26 5NL
- Website
- https://www.thehurst.school/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1014 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 90.2%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.13
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
The Hurst School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 116 99 |
| Year 8 | 216 117 99 |
| Year 9 | 200 93 107 |
| Year 10 | 183 97 86 |
| Year 11 | 200 97 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |