Dame Alice Owen's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 6 2023 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 136554
- Address
- Dugdale Hill Lane, EN6 2DU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1479 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 40%
Mixed 15.2%
Indian 12.2%
Other White 10.7%
Chinese 4.4%
Other Asian 4.3%
African 3.4%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other 2.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 71.4
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.81
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 135 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 134 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Economics | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Dame Alice Owen's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 315
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 357
Offers
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 114
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 110 93 |
| Year 8 | 201 106 95 |
| Year 9 | 200 89 111 |
| Year 10 | 201 107 94 |
| Year 11 | 210 102 108 |
| Year 12 | 228 114 114 |
| Year 13 | 236 104 132 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 5.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 88.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 71.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 68.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 13.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |