Balcarras School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 4 2025 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
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 136474
- Address
- East End Road, Charlton Kings, GL53 8QF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1429 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
White British 80.3%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 3.4%
Chinese 2%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.4
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.16
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 117 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 107 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 182 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| French | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Balcarras School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 93 102 |
| Year 8 | 196 100 96 |
| Year 9 | 193 103 90 |
| Year 10 | 195 96 99 |
| Year 11 | 195 107 88 |
| Year 12 | 237 98 139 |
| Year 13 | 218 99 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 9.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 39.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 2.4% |