The Romsey School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 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
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 137239
- Address
- Greatbridge Road, SO51 8ZB
- Website
- www.theromseyschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1156 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 75.9%
Other White 6%
Unclassified 5.2%
Mixed 4.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.2%
African 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 109 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 75 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 110 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 225 |
Admissions
The Romsey School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 211
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 164
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 96
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 114 124 |
| Year 8 | 224 124 100 |
| Year 9 | 230 120 110 |
| Year 10 | 239 113 126 |
| Year 11 | 225 124 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.6% 1.0% |