Robert Blake School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 10 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
- 1042 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 79.5%
Other White 10%
Mixed 3.3%
African 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 48 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Robert Blake School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 116 110 |
| Year 8 | 227 107 120 |
| Year 9 | 212 112 100 |
| Year 10 | 192 82 110 |
| Year 11 | 185 94 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |