Stour Valley Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 136757
- Address
- Cavendish Road, Clare, CO10 8PJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 569 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 90.2%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 3%
Unclassified 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| French | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Stour Valley Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 109 56 53 |
| Year 8 | 120 68 52 |
| Year 9 | 112 51 61 |
| Year 10 | 115 62 53 |
| Year 11 | 113 55 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |