Harrow Way Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 14 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
- 998 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 81.7%
Other White 7%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
Admissions
Harrow Way Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 113 96 |
| Year 8 | 192 95 97 |
| Year 9 | 208 101 107 |
| Year 10 | 202 104 98 |
| Year 11 | 187 91 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |