St Dunstan's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 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
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137202
- Address
- Wells Road, BA6 9BY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 459 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 31.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 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 55%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 84 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 83 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
| History | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
St Dunstan's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 98 51 47 |
| Year 8 | 82 40 42 |
| Year 9 | 105 58 47 |
| Year 10 | 89 48 41 |
| Year 11 | 85 38 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 79.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |