Balcarras School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 21 2014 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
- 1422 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.6%
White British 81.7%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 3%
Chinese 1.7%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 78%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60.2
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.39
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 140 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 126 |
| English Language | GCSE | 216 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 212 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Balcarras School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 193
- 3rd preference
- 132
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 103 95 |
| Year 8 | 197 105 92 |
| Year 9 | 194 96 98 |
| Year 10 | 192 105 87 |
| Year 11 | 217 110 107 |
| Year 12 | 213 97 116 |
| Year 13 | 211 101 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 85.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 9.0% 25.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 48.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 11.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 65.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 27.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% |