Robert Blake School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123878
- Address
- Hamp Avenue, TA6 6AW
- Website
- http://robertblake.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1046 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.1%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 80%
Other White 11.4%
Mixed 3%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
African 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 42 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Robert Blake School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 114 125 |
| Year 8 | 217 111 106 |
| Year 9 | 202 87 115 |
| Year 10 | 195 98 97 |
| Year 11 | 193 97 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 63.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |