The Deepings School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137873
- Address
- Park Road, Deeping St James, PE6 8NF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1235 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 80.7%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 4.6%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 1.3%
African 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 33 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
The Deepings School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 117 113 |
| Year 8 | 243 116 127 |
| Year 9 | 202 110 92 |
| Year 10 | 213 109 104 |
| Year 11 | 227 110 117 |
| Year 12 | 38 14 24 |
| Year 13 | 82 32 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 63.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 13.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.5% 1.7% |