The Crypt School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 136578
- Address
- Podsmead Road, GL2 5AE
- Website
- http://www.cryptschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1093 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 71.9%
- Girls
- 28.1%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
White British 61.9%
Indian 9.6%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 7.2%
African 5.1%
Other Asian 2.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 70.3
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.21
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
Biology | GCSE | 118 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
English Language | GCSE | 150 |
English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
The Crypt School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 260
- 3rd preference
- 198
- From another Local Authority
- 198
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 42
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 150 106 44 |
Year 8 | 155 98 57 |
Year 9 | 151 115 36 |
Year 10 | 155 109 46 |
Year 11 | 151 117 34 |
Year 12 | 163 110 53 |
Year 13 | 168 131 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 97.0% 85.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 4.0% 25.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 91.0% 48.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 11.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 83.0% 65.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 27.8% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.0% 2.2% |