Plume School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2023 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137790
- Address
- Fambridge Road, CM9 6AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1736 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 91.1%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 168 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 89 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 168 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
Admissions
Plume School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 305
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 313
- 2nd preference
- 174
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 291
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 302 156 146 |
| Year 8 | 293 157 136 |
| Year 9 | 300 167 133 |
| Year 10 | 294 161 133 |
| Year 11 | 289 138 151 |
| Year 12 | 166 70 96 |
| Year 13 | 92 50 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 58.0% 57.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 4.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.6% 1.7% |