Northgate High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 14 2019 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 124840
- Address
- Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1708 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 61.8%
Other White 10%
Mixed 9.9%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Indian 3%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 34 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
Biology | GCSE | 95 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 95 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 68 |
Dance | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Northgate High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 303
- 2nd preference
- 231
- 3rd preference
- 163
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 238
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 251 128 123 |
Year 8 | 252 128 124 |
Year 9 | 252 131 121 |
Year 10 | 252 125 127 |
Year 11 | 254 119 135 |
Year 12 | 224 108 116 |
Year 13 | 223 105 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 91.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 42.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 4.0% 4.3% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 72.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 20.0% 15.4% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 2.2% |