Swanmore College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 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
- 116424
- Address
- New Road, Swanmore, SO32 2RB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1332 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 88.1%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 3.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.31
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 259 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 258 |
Admissions
Swanmore College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 128 141 |
| Year 8 | 265 126 139 |
| Year 9 | 277 125 152 |
| Year 10 | 261 134 127 |
| Year 11 | 260 137 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 63.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |