Kesgrave High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 7 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
Suffolk
Unique reference
136969
Address
Main Road, Kesgrave, IP5 2PB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1841 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
5.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
12%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.9%
Mixed 7.7%
Other White 4.3%
Indian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 11%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.9
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.95
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award20
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award27
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE14
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE9
Art & DesignGCSE32
BiologyGCSE171
Business Studies:SingleGCSE117
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Kesgrave High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
298
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
299
2nd preference
163
3rd preference
96
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
292
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes20.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
307
165
142
Year 8
309
157
152
Year 9
309
130
179
Year 10
307
160
147
Year 11
308
164
144
Year 12
148
88
60
Year 13
153
76
77
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
86.0%
85.6%
Further education
22.0%
38.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
66.0%
42.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
4.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
54.0%
55.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
15.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
3.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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