Frederick Gough 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
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Unique reference
118097
Address
Grange Lane South, Bottesford, DN16 3NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1333 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
5%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.5%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.2%
Other White 3.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Mixed 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.57
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award12
Speech & DramaTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
BiologyGCSE32
Business Studies:SingleGCSE50
ChemistryGCSE32
ChineseGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE15
English LanguageGCSE265
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Frederick Gough School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
268
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
326
2nd preference
107
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
268
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
269
150
119
Year 8
267
138
129
Year 9
266
130
136
Year 10
265
140
125
Year 11
266
125
141
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
80.9%
85.5%
Further education
40.0%
38.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
4.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
43.0%
37.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
8.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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