The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 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
- Warwickshire
- Unique reference
- 125764
- Address
- Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, CV21 1EH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1114 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 25%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 55.9%
Other White 17.8%
Mixed 6.9%
Unclassified 6.8%
African 3.8%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 47.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 4.27
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 149
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 103 115 |
| Year 8 | 221 98 123 |
| Year 9 | 230 113 117 |
| Year 10 | 219 97 122 |
| Year 11 | 226 112 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 33.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 44.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 7.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 2.9% 3.0% |