Rossett School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 23 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
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
136896
Address
Green Lane, HG2 9JP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
904 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
9.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.3%
Unclassified 4.9%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 3.8%
African 2.8%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.26
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.8
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.12
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Speech & DramaTechnical Award19
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award31
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE35
BiologyGCSE86
Business Studies:SingleGCSE73
ChemistryGCSE86
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Design & TechnologyGCSE34
EconomicsGCSE20
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Rossett School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
121
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
82
2nd preference
171
3rd preference
198
From another Local Authority
24
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
82
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
119
57
62
Year 8
114
61
53
Year 9
204
97
107
Year 10
162
90
72
Year 11
228
115
113
Year 13
77
49
28
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
84.7%
86.5%
Further education
29.0%
31.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
57.0%
40.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
11.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.2%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
5.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
3.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
67.2%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
27.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
19.0%
24.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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