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
- 856 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.3%
African 1.3%
Indian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
The Henry Cort Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 78 75 |
| Year 8 | 189 93 96 |
| Year 9 | 194 95 99 |
| Year 10 | 162 70 92 |
| Year 11 | 158 87 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.4% 3.0% |