Twynham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 136649
- Address
- Sopers Lane, BH23 1JF
- Website
- http://www.twynhamschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1771 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 86.2%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 4.2%
Other 1.3%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 35 |
Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 8 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
Biology | GCSE | 51 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 120 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Twynham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 255
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 269
- 3rd preference
- 150
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 266 140 126 |
Year 8 | 269 144 125 |
Year 9 | 264 145 119 |
Year 10 | 260 130 130 |
Year 11 | 261 135 126 |
Year 12 | 221 103 118 |
Year 13 | 227 112 115 |
Year 14 | 3 0 3 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 89.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 35.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 75.0% 63.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 24.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 20.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |