Bishop Stopford School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 137086
- Address
- Headlands, NN15 6BJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1453 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 58.6%
Indian 13.5%
African 8.9%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.88
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 89%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60.7
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.77
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 67 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 69 |
| English Language | GCSE | 217 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 217 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Bishop Stopford School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 131
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 101 118 |
| Year 8 | 217 116 101 |
| Year 9 | 218 113 105 |
| Year 10 | 215 108 107 |
| Year 11 | 217 110 107 |
| Year 12 | 177 89 88 |
| Year 13 | 190 84 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 84.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 40.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 70.0% 42.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 72.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% 26.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.6% 2.2% |