Southfield School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 136976
- Address
- Lewis Road, NN15 6HE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1186 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.8%
- Girls
- 99.2%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 66.5%
African 9.4%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 6%
Indian 2.8%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 103 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 103 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 192 |
| French | GCSE | 98 |
| Geography | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Southfield School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 9 | 206 0 206 |
| Year 10 | 196 0 196 |
| Year 11 | 207 0 207 |
| Year 12 | 116 6 110 |
| Year 13 | 106 3 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 38.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 44.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% n/a 1.7% |