John Taylor High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 19 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 136323
- Address
- Dunstall Road, Barton-under-Needwood, DE13 8AZ
- Website
- www.jths.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1512 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
White British 79.7%
Pakistani 8.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.8
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.79
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
Biology | GCSE | 55 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 101 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 67 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
English Language | GCSE | 248 |
English Literature | GCSE | 247 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
John Taylor High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 283
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 239 120 119 |
Year 8 | 235 124 111 |
Year 9 | 240 124 116 |
Year 10 | 244 120 124 |
Year 11 | 234 120 114 |
Year 12 | 156 80 76 |
Year 13 | 164 79 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 95.0% 83.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 40.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 38.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 5.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 76.0% 55.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 11.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 27.0% 9.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 1.7% |