John Ferneley College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137617
- Address
- Scalford Road, LE13 1LH
- Website
- http://www.johnferneley.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1194 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 85.8%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
African 1.5%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 60 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 239 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 234 |
Admissions
John Ferneley College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 115 123 |
| Year 8 | 245 138 107 |
| Year 9 | 234 120 114 |
| Year 10 | 238 110 128 |
| Year 11 | 239 119 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |