St Dunstan's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 6 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
- 509 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 84.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 3.7%
Unclassified 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 86 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
| Geography | GCSE | 29 |
| History | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
St Dunstan's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 57 70 |
| Year 8 | 104 55 49 |
| Year 9 | 85 40 45 |
| Year 10 | 105 57 48 |
| Year 11 | 88 50 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |