Testwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 137315
- Address
- Testwood Lane, Totton, SO40 3ZW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 854 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 89%
Mixed 2.6%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.8%
Other White 1.5%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 4 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Testwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 62 82 |
| Year 8 | 193 87 106 |
| Year 9 | 172 78 94 |
| Year 10 | 172 88 84 |
| Year 11 | 173 93 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |