The Crypt School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 12 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 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 67.7%
- Girls
- 32.3%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 57.1%
Indian 11.6%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 8.6%
African 5.4%
Other Asian 3.1%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 72.5
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.9
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 125 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 125 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 58 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 151 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 6 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
The Crypt School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 273
- 3rd preference
- 191
- From another Local Authority
- 208
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 48
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 90 60 |
| Year 8 | 153 107 46 |
| Year 9 | 154 98 56 |
| Year 10 | 151 114 37 |
| Year 11 | 153 108 45 |
| Year 12 | 170 114 56 |
| Year 13 | 162 109 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 39.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.9% 2.4% |