Hardenhuish School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 136296
- Address
- Hardenhuish Lane, SN14 6RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1536 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 88.6%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.2
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.48
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
Biology | GCSE | 68 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 60 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
Dance | GCSE | 6 |
English Language | GCSE | 236 |
English Literature | GCSE | 223 |
Admissions
Hardenhuish School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 323
- 2nd preference
- 199
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 240 125 115 |
Year 8 | 244 106 138 |
Year 9 | 242 117 125 |
Year 10 | 266 158 108 |
Year 11 | 239 126 113 |
Year 12 | 155 66 89 |
Year 13 | 149 76 73 |
Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 93.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 46.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 5.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 73.0% 62.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 25.1% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 2.2% |