Bishop Fox's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136851
- Address
- Bishop Fox Drive, TA1 3HQ
- Website
- http://www.bishopfoxs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1109 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 72.5%
Other White 12.6%
Mixed 4%
Other Asian 3.1%
African 2.8%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 78 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 216 |
Admissions
Bishop Fox's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 206
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 228 121 107 |
| Year 8 | 219 119 100 |
| Year 9 | 223 113 110 |
| Year 10 | 220 116 104 |
| Year 11 | 219 120 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |