Fearnhill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117504
- Address
- Icknield Way West, SG6 4BA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 601 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 74.5%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 3.5%
African 3%
Indian 2.5%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.2%
Irish 1%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.56
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 5 |
| Dance | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 103 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
Admissions
Fearnhill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 117 64 53 |
| Year 8 | 111 62 49 |
| Year 9 | 103 52 51 |
| Year 10 | 107 51 56 |
| Year 11 | 104 51 53 |
| Year 12 | 40 20 20 |
| Year 13 | 19 11 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 2.4% |