Abbeyfield School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 29 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 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
Wiltshire
Unique reference
131969
Address
Stanley Lane, SN15 3XB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
879 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.9%
Unclassified 4.4%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 3.3%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 50%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.9
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.03
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE32
Business Studies:SingleGCSE55
ChemistryGCSE32
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE20
Design & TechnologyGCSE33
English LanguageGCSE167
English LiteratureGCSE161
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Abbeyfield School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
114
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
102
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
83
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
102
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
123
62
61
Year 8
157
84
73
Year 9
128
66
62
Year 10
154
80
74
Year 11
159
79
80
Year 12
84
47
37
Year 13
74
29
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
88.0%
86.5%
Further education
29.0%
32.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
50.0%
47.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
6.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
2.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
4.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
67.0%
65.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
16.0%
23.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
12.0%
22.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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