The Deepings School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 11 2025 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
- 1041 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 80.1%
Other White 7.1%
Mixed 4.2%
Unclassified 4.1%
African 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.58
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 90 |
| English Language | GCSE | 202 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 202 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
The Deepings School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 77 77 |
| Year 8 | 215 115 100 |
| Year 9 | 226 112 114 |
| Year 10 | 205 110 95 |
| Year 11 | 204 105 99 |
| Year 13 | 37 15 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 59.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 18.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 12.0% 1.9% 2.4% |