The Petersfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 21 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
- 1381 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 3.6%
Indian 1.3%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.18
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
The Petersfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 318
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 289 145 144 |
| Year 8 | 282 145 137 |
| Year 9 | 274 138 136 |
| Year 10 | 280 146 134 |
| Year 11 | 256 134 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |