Noadswood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
137125
Address
North Road, Dibden Purlieu, SO45 4ZF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
980 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
5.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.3%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.7%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 2.7%
African 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.42
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 13%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.6
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.96
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award13
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award14
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)20
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE13
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE2
BiologyGCSE25
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Noadswood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
229
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
234
2nd preference
57
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
228
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
235
120
115
Year 8
176
82
94
Year 9
217
112
105
Year 10
169
93
76
Year 11
183
96
87
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
85.7%
85.6%
Further education
49.0%
38.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
SP
6.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
34.0%
40.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023