Sir John Thursby Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 25 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 134996
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, BB10 2AT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1118 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 73.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
Pakistani 60.4%
Bangladeshi 17.6%
White British 6.7%
Mixed 4.8%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other White 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
African 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Sir John Thursby Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 144
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 121 102 |
| Year 8 | 225 112 113 |
| Year 9 | 223 127 96 |
| Year 10 | 225 127 98 |
| Year 11 | 222 112 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 82.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |