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
26.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award1
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award1
TourismTechnical Award1
MathematicsAS level1
Art & DesignGCSE10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE71
BiologyGCSE135
Business Studies:SingleGCSE95
ChemistryGCSE129
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2022-2023

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
26.0%
35.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
63.0%
49.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
59.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
19.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
30.0%
18.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
3.0%
1.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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