Stour Valley Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 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
- 579 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 88.3%
Unclassified 4.5%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Stour Valley Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 70 48 |
| Year 8 | 117 55 62 |
| Year 9 | 114 62 52 |
| Year 10 | 115 57 58 |
| Year 11 | 115 65 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 42.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 42.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 4.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.6% 1.2% |