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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
Biology | GCSE | 32 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
English Language | GCSE | 167 |
English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
Admissions
Abbeyfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
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 |
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% |
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% |