Wigmore School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 136405
- Address
- Ford Street, Wigmore, HR6 9UW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 463 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 93.3%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.13
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 88 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 58 |
Admissions
Wigmore School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 81
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 96 43 53 |
| Year 8 | 94 49 45 |
| Year 9 | 96 43 53 |
| Year 10 | 89 57 32 |
| Year 11 | 88 49 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.3% 3.0% |