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%
White British 87.2%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 2.4%
African 0.5%
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
School 18%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.99
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
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% |