Harrow Way Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 15 2022 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
- 116431
- Address
- Harrow Way, SP10 3RH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 984 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 85.3%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
African 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
Admissions
Harrow Way Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 93 102 |
| Year 8 | 209 98 111 |
| Year 9 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 10 | 194 95 99 |
| Year 11 | 176 97 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.2% |