Farmor's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 137097
- Address
- The Park, GL7 4JQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1042 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 85.4%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Farmor's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 148
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 83 85 |
| Year 8 | 168 88 80 |
| Year 9 | 165 78 87 |
| Year 10 | 170 99 71 |
| Year 11 | 167 81 86 |
| Year 12 | 113 61 52 |
| Year 13 | 91 41 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 6.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 2.4% |