Oldfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 22 2020 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
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136483
- Address
- Kelston Road, BA1 9AB
- Website
- http://oldfieldschool.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1262 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 77.6%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 5.5%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 180 |
Admissions
Oldfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 266
- 3rd preference
- 156
- From another Local Authority
- 293
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 106 117 |
| Year 8 | 223 109 114 |
| Year 9 | 222 115 107 |
| Year 10 | 222 117 105 |
| Year 11 | 201 94 107 |
| Year 12 | 91 40 51 |
| Year 13 | 80 41 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 25.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 49.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 9.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 67.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 27.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 2.2% |