Newport Girls' High School Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Unique reference
- 136516
- Address
- Wellington Road, TF10 7HL
- Website
- www.nghs.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 786 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.6%
White British 53.6%
Indian 12.8%
Unclassified 7.8%
Other Asian 6.5%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 2.8%
Pakistani 2.7%
African 2.7%
Chinese 2.2%
Other 2%
Other Black 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.31
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 77.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.57
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 87 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 88 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 87 |
| French | GCSE | 51 |
| Geography | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Newport Girls' High School Academy
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 243
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 0 120 |
| Year 8 | 150 0 150 |
| Year 9 | 121 0 121 |
| Year 10 | 90 0 90 |
| Year 11 | 88 0 88 |
| Year 12 | 121 0 121 |
| Year 13 | 96 0 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 6.0% 44.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 86.0% 30.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 12.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 63.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 66.0% 29.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 2.2% |