Mount Grace School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137224
- Address
- Church Road, EN6 1EZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 508 (47% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 63.4%
Other White 12%
Mixed 9%
African 4.1%
Other Asian 3.7%
Indian 2%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 62 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Mount Grace School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 96 51 45 |
| Year 8 | 109 63 46 |
| Year 9 | 85 46 39 |
| Year 10 | 84 45 39 |
| Year 11 | 90 50 40 |
| Year 12 | 23 12 11 |
| Year 13 | 21 11 10 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 2.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |