Farmor's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 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
- 1035 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 86.6%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 3.7%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
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%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.2
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 75 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Farmor's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 146
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 91 81 |
| Year 8 | 165 78 87 |
| Year 9 | 170 99 71 |
| Year 10 | 168 82 86 |
| Year 11 | 163 82 81 |
| Year 12 | 98 43 55 |
| Year 13 | 99 46 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 85.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 24.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 10.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 21.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 1.7% |