Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
12 - 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
Worcestershire
Unique reference
136927
Address
Briar Mill, WR9 0AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1279 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.7%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.5%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.34
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 15%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.54
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE37
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE70
Business Studies:SingleGCSE68
ChemistryGCSE60
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
Design & TechnologyGCSE43
DanceGCSE7
Year 2022-2023

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 8
287
127
160
Year 9
259
138
121
Year 10
291
140
151
Year 11
261
129
132
Year 12
93
34
59
Year 13
88
41
47
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
85.0%
86.5%
Further education
30.0%
32.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
39.0%
35.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
16.0%
16.3%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
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
73.0%
60.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
16.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
21.0%
16.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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