Overton Grange School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 136756
- Address
- 36 Stanley Road, SM2 6TQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1120 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 33.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 37.9%
Other White 15%
Mixed 9.3%
African 8.8%
Other Asian 7.5%
Indian 5.6%
Pakistani 4.1%
Chinese 3.1%
Other 2.7%
Caribbean 1.9%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 57%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 68%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 59.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.94
Local authority average 5.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 184 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Overton Grange School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 96
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 76 77 |
| Year 8 | 226 115 111 |
| Year 9 | 212 111 101 |
| Year 10 | 200 117 83 |
| Year 11 | 197 112 85 |
| Year 12 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 13 | 75 37 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 93.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 19.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 69.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 84.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 47.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.4% |