Farlingaye High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2022 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 136834
- Address
- Ransom Road, IP12 4JX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1912 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 84.4%
Mixed 6.8%
Unclassified 3.7%
Other White 3.3%
Other 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
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 48.1
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 138 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 105 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 138 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Farlingaye High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 299
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 308
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 296
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- 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 | 305 155 150 |
| Year 8 | 299 159 140 |
| Year 9 | 307 162 145 |
| Year 10 | 305 145 160 |
| Year 11 | 306 154 152 |
| Year 12 | 200 99 101 |
| Year 13 | 190 92 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 54.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 12.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 9.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 1.7% |