The Boswells School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 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
- 137874
- Address
- Burnham Road, CM1 6LY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1440 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 77.6%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 4.2%
Indian 2.6%
African 2.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 34 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 4 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
The Boswells School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 245
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 166
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 127 111 |
| Year 8 | 245 120 125 |
| Year 9 | 240 103 137 |
| Year 10 | 238 118 120 |
| Year 11 | 246 132 114 |
| Year 12 | 109 52 57 |
| Year 13 | 124 58 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 38.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 60.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 20.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 2.2% |