Bishop Fox's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 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
- 1081 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 74.7%
Other White 11.3%
Mixed 4%
Other Asian 2.9%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 39 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Bishop Fox's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 265
- 2nd preference
- 178
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 220 119 101 |
| Year 8 | 224 110 114 |
| Year 9 | 222 115 107 |
| Year 10 | 218 122 96 |
| Year 11 | 197 86 111 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 81.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |