Hurstmere School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- 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
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 137368
- Address
- Hurst Road, DA15 9AW
- Website
- http://www.hurstmere.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1030 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 80.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 70 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 61 |
| English Language | GCSE | 216 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 216 |
| French | GCSE | 90 |
| Geography | GCSE | 93 |
Admissions
Hurstmere School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 187 0 |
| Year 8 | 225 225 0 |
| Year 9 | 192 192 0 |
| Year 10 | 210 210 0 |
| Year 11 | 216 216 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 90.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 62.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 8.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
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