Sir William Romney's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 26 2020 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
- 509 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 89.8%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 35 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 97 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 95 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Sir William Romney's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 54 56 |
| Year 8 | 101 54 47 |
| Year 9 | 100 52 48 |
| Year 10 | 98 46 52 |
| Year 11 | 100 50 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 85.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 19.0% 25.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 48.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 11.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |