Testwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 15 2019 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
- 876 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.9%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.2%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.3%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 134 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Testwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 87 104 |
| Year 8 | 171 79 92 |
| Year 9 | 173 89 84 |
| Year 10 | 174 93 81 |
| Year 11 | 167 83 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |