The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 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
- 1524 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 70.3%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 5.1%
Unclassified 2.2%
Chinese 2.1%
African 2%
Other 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.45
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 142 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 60 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 291
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 307 172 135 |
| Year 8 | 309 159 150 |
| Year 9 | 304 154 150 |
| Year 10 | 306 167 139 |
| Year 11 | 298 153 145 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 89.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 17.0% 25.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 30.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 72.0% 32.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% |