Weydon School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Surrey
Unique reference
136531
Address
Weydon Lane, GU9 8UG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1643 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
6.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.1%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.4%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 3.8%
Pakistani 3.5%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
African 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.4
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 79%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 62.5
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.59
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award16
Government & PoliticsAS level12
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE26
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
Art & DesignGCSE60
AstronomyGCSE38
BiologyGCSE195
Business Studies:SingleGCSE118
ChemistryGCSE195
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE71
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Weydon School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
369
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
439
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
68
From another Local Authority
91
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
369
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
329
164
165
Year 8
328
161
167
Year 9
329
149
180
Year 10
329
169
160
Year 11
328
147
181
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
89.2%
86.5%
Further education
32.0%
25.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
30.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
55.0%
32.3%
13.1%
Other education destinations
3.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
3.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022