The Petersfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 136903
- Address
- Cranford Road, GU32 3LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1396 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 88.6%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.86
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
| Biology | GCSE | 124 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 124 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| Economics | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Petersfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 271
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 350
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 279 143 136 |
| Year 8 | 286 142 144 |
| Year 9 | 287 146 141 |
| Year 10 | 268 144 124 |
| Year 11 | 276 113 163 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |