The Henry Cort Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 13 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
- 116466
- Address
- Hillson Drive, PO15 6PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 885 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 87.5%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 3.8%
African 1.2%
Indian 1%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 33%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 45%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 45.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
The Henry Cort Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 96 97 |
| Year 8 | 194 97 97 |
| Year 9 | 170 74 96 |
| Year 10 | 171 87 84 |
| Year 11 | 157 92 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.0% 86.0% |
Further education | 50.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.6% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |