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
- 1351 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 79.9%
Mixed 8.1%
Other White 5.7%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.94
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 259 |
Admissions
Severn Vale School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 265
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 256
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 282 158 124 |
| Year 8 | 271 127 144 |
| Year 9 | 271 128 143 |
| Year 10 | 261 133 128 |
| Year 11 | 266 143 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 44.0% 25.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 48.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 11.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |