Churchdown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 25 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 137634
- Address
- Winston Road, Churchdown, GL3 2RB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1478 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 80.6%
Mixed 7.4%
Other White 5.5%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.6
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 26 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 65 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 53 |
| English Language | GCSE | 229 |
Admissions
Churchdown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 345
- 2nd preference
- 252
- 3rd preference
- 199
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 252 129 123 |
| Year 8 | 254 119 135 |
| Year 9 | 250 126 124 |
| Year 10 | 270 143 127 |
| Year 11 | 237 114 123 |
| Year 12 | 106 53 53 |
| Year 13 | 109 63 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 24.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 10.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 51.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 21.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 1.7% |