The Polesworth School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 3 2023 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
Warwickshire
Unique reference
136459
Address
Dordon Road, Dordon, B78 1QT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1467 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.3%
Unclassified 5.1%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.3%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.11
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 36%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47
Local authority average 48.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.13
Local authority average 4.22
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award13
TourismTechnical Award29
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award19
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE36
Business Studies:SingleGCSE21
ChemistryGCSE34
Design & TechnologyGCSE47
DanceGCSE23
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Polesworth School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
237
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
264
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
51
From another Local Authority
150
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
230
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
255
132
123
Year 8
241
127
114
Year 9
269
135
134
Year 10
239
124
115
Year 11
238
119
119
Year 12
113
49
64
Year 13
112
44
68
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
87.0%
86.5%
Further education
39.0%
32.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
41.0%
45.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
2.0%
7.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.3%
0.9%
Entering employment
7.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
71.0%
64.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
23.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
21.0%
20.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
3.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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