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
- 17.7%
- 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 |
---|---|---|
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 11 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
Biology | GCSE | 86 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Dance | GCSE | 18 |
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 | 87.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 4.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |