The Latimer Arts College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 20 2023 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
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Unique reference
122066
Address
Castle Way, Barton Seagrave, NN15 6SW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1145 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
55.8%
Girls
44.2%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.2%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 4.7%
African 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 22%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.5
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.1
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award65
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award17
MultimediaTechnical Award59
Sports StudiesTechnical Award68
Art & DesignGCSE50
BiologyGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE27
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Design & TechnologyGCSE45
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Latimer Arts College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
229
2nd preference
157
3rd preference
164
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
182
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
211
112
99
Year 8
208
124
84
Year 9
208
103
105
Year 10
203
119
84
Year 11
204
123
81
Year 12
67
34
33
Year 13
44
24
20
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
84.0%
85.6%
Further education
49.0%
40.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
42.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
3.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
72.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
34.0%
26.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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