Weald School, The
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 24 2013 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
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126068
- Address
- Station Road, RH14 9RY
- Website
- http://www.theweald.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1745 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 89.9%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.2
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 133 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Weald School, The
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 305
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 299 145 154 |
| Year 8 | 295 139 156 |
| Year 9 | 296 159 137 |
| Year 10 | 296 144 152 |
| Year 11 | 295 150 145 |
| Year 12 | 158 75 83 |
| Year 13 | 106 61 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 40.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 27.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 18.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 57.9% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 17.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 2.2% |