Purbrook Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 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
- 903 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 73 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
Admissions
Purbrook Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 178
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 69
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 102 89 |
| Year 8 | 185 101 84 |
| Year 9 | 177 83 94 |
| Year 10 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 11 | 175 87 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |