Springwood High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 2022 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
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 136515
- Address
- Queensway, Gaywood, PE30 4AW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1892 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 24%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 69.5%
Other White 13.5%
Mixed 4.2%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 2.1%
African 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.95
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 76 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Springwood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 336
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 278 134 144 |
| Year 8 | 288 142 146 |
| Year 9 | 284 121 163 |
| Year 10 | 283 139 144 |
| Year 11 | 284 146 138 |
| Year 12 | 270 119 151 |
| Year 13 | 205 100 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 40.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 57.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 16.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 2.2% |