Sexey's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137313
- Address
- Cole Road, BA10 0DF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 667 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.9%
- Girls
- 54.1%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 82.8%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 4.5%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.98
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 100 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Sexey's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 102 53 49 |
| Year 8 | 101 39 62 |
| Year 9 | 106 49 57 |
| Year 10 | 105 56 49 |
| Year 11 | 108 48 60 |
| Year 12 | 72 28 44 |
| Year 13 | 73 33 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 46.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 20.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.4% |