Purbrook Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116506
- Address
- Park Avenue, Purbrook, PO7 5DS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 912 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 2.4% |
| Other White | 3.3% |
| Mixed | 4.6% |
| White British | 87.2% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 18% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 50% |
| Local authority average | 45% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 47.7 |
| Local authority average | 45.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4 |
| Local authority average | 4.02 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 56 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 170 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Purbrook Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 154
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 105 87 |
| Year 8 | 192 103 89 |
| Year 9 | 182 100 82 |
| Year 10 | 173 82 91 |
| Year 11 | 173 86 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |