Whitstone
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137192
- Address
- Charlton Road, BA4 5PF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 578 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 80.1%
Other White 14.5%
Mixed 2.2%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 8 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Whitstone
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 95
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 47 67 |
| Year 8 | 127 51 76 |
| Year 9 | 111 65 46 |
| Year 10 | 115 61 54 |
| Year 11 | 111 55 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |