Severn Vale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 26 2020 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
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 137298
- Address
- School Lane, Quedgeley, GL2 4PR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1347 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 78.2%
Mixed 8.1%
Other White 5.9%
African 2.3%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Severn Vale School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 283
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 149 131 |
| Year 8 | 279 157 122 |
| Year 9 | 267 123 144 |
| Year 10 | 258 127 131 |
| Year 11 | 263 133 130 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |