Sponne School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 3 2012 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
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 136488
- Address
- Brackley Road, NN12 6DJ
- Website
- http://www.sponne.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1428 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 86.2%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 3.8%
Unclassified 2.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.5%
African 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 45.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.85
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 6 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Sponne School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 105 125 |
| Year 8 | 232 119 113 |
| Year 9 | 235 119 116 |
| Year 10 | 232 104 128 |
| Year 11 | 232 126 106 |
| Year 12 | 142 62 80 |
| Year 13 | 125 59 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 38.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 47.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 60.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 17.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% |