Earl Mortimer College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 116941
- Address
- South Street, HR6 8JJ
- Website
- http://earlmortimer.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 539 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 82.2%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 2.9%
Indian 1.3%
Irish 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 88 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Earl Mortimer College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 130 64 66 |
| Year 8 | 127 74 53 |
| Year 9 | 111 69 42 |
| Year 10 | 86 42 44 |
| Year 11 | 85 33 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |