The Wavell School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 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
- 116448
- Address
- Lynchford Road, The Wavell School, GU14 6BH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1018 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 73.6%
Other Asian 6.2%
Mixed 6%
Other White 3.8%
Indian 3.3%
African 2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
Biology | GCSE | 61 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
Dance | GCSE | 10 |
English Language | GCSE | 196 |
English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
French | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
The Wavell School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 204 98 106 |
Year 8 | 203 104 99 |
Year 9 | 204 94 110 |
Year 10 | 204 107 97 |
Year 11 | 203 112 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 83.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |