The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 14 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 125314
- Address
- Hermitage Road, St Johns, GU21 8TL
- Website
- http://student.wcsc.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1471 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 70%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Pakistani 5.6%
African 2.5%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.35
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 153 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 298 |
Admissions
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 343
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 109 152 |
| Year 8 | 299 166 133 |
| Year 9 | 308 157 151 |
| Year 10 | 300 151 149 |
| Year 11 | 303 165 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 63.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 2.2% 3.0% |