Aylestone School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 9 2024 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
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 116936
- Address
- Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, HR1 1HY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 449 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 80.2%
Other White 12.7%
Mixed 3.2%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 85 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Aylestone School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 85
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 93 53 40 |
| Year 8 | 88 52 36 |
| Year 9 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 10 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 11 | 89 51 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |