The Thomas Hardye School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 20 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 137163
- Address
- Queen's Avenue, DT1 2ET
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2080 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 87.2%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
African 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 95 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 99 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 123 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 99 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 173 |
Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Electronics | GCSE | 25 |
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 9 | 450 219 231 |
Year 10 | 441 195 246 |
Year 11 | 455 228 227 |
Year 12 | 365 180 185 |
Year 13 | 369 153 216 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 91.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 35.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 48.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 70.0% 58.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 21.8% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.8% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% |