Park Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 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
- 116473
- Address
- Middle Park Way, Leigh Park, PO9 4BU
- Website
- http://www.pcs.hants.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 973 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.5%
- Persistent absence
- 51.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.9%
White British 95.7%
Mixed 1%
Other White 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 12%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.7
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.2
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 157 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 150 |
Admissions
Park Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 96 103 |
| Year 8 | 211 98 113 |
| Year 9 | 179 87 92 |
| Year 10 | 205 103 102 |
| Year 11 | 179 95 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 65.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 65.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 21.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |