Humphrey Perkins School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 10 2020 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137799
- Address
- Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, LE12 8JU
- Website
- www.humphreyperkins.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 842 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.3%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 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
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.6
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 21 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
Humphrey Perkins School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 92 87 |
| Year 8 | 179 84 95 |
| Year 9 | 157 84 73 |
| Year 10 | 159 87 72 |
| Year 11 | 168 85 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |