Sir William Romney's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 136985
- Address
- Lowfield Road, GL8 8AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 500 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 88%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 94 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 93 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Sir William Romney's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 103
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 95 44 51 |
| Year 8 | 105 50 55 |
| Year 9 | 102 54 48 |
| Year 10 | 100 53 47 |
| Year 11 | 98 46 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |