Park Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 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, Park Community School, PO9 4BU
- Website
- http://www.pcs.hants.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 988 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.8%
- Persistent absence
- 42.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.6%
White British 94.3%
Other White 1.4%
Mixed 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 14%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 28.2
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.29
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 146 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Park Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 102 96 |
| Year 8 | 198 98 100 |
| Year 9 | 211 100 111 |
| Year 10 | 178 85 93 |
| Year 11 | 203 103 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 63.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 10.0% 2.4% 3.0% |