Pyrland School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jan 28 2025 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
- 996 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 73.8%
Unclassified 7.9%
Other White 6.4%
African 4.1%
Mixed 3.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
Pyrland School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 102 106 |
| Year 8 | 220 133 87 |
| Year 9 | 208 95 113 |
| Year 10 | 200 97 103 |
| Year 11 | 160 87 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |