Pyrland School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136193
- Address
- Cheddon Road, TA2 7QP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 958 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 32.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 77.6%
Unclassified 9.2%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.2
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.7
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Pyrland School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 220 131 89 |
| Year 8 | 208 96 112 |
| Year 9 | 192 98 94 |
| Year 10 | 169 92 77 |
| Year 11 | 169 88 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |