Wigmore School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 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
- 449 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 93.1%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.5
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 84 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Wigmore School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 85 47 38 |
| Year 8 | 95 41 54 |
| Year 9 | 91 59 32 |
| Year 10 | 89 49 40 |
| Year 11 | 89 47 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |