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
- 685 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 80.6%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 5.2%
African 2.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.1
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.98
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
Biology | GCSE | 49 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
English Language | GCSE | 112 |
English Literature | GCSE | 109 |
Admissions
Sexey's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 64
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 111 47 64 |
Year 8 | 107 53 54 |
Year 9 | 109 55 54 |
Year 10 | 111 50 61 |
Year 11 | 108 51 57 |
Year 12 | 82 37 45 |
Year 13 | 57 31 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 88.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 7.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 4.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 80.0% 47.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 13.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 45.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 1.7% |