Whitstone
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 27 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
- 584 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 80.3%
Other White 14.7%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.9
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 3 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
Admissions
Whitstone
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 53 81 |
| Year 8 | 120 62 58 |
| Year 9 | 117 62 55 |
| Year 10 | 115 54 61 |
| Year 11 | 98 53 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 78.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |