Sexey's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 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
- 27.2%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
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 | 84.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 52.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 19.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.2% 2.2% |