Blenheim High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 30 2019 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 137906
- Address
- Longmead Road, KT19 9BH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1374 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.1%
- Girls
- 54.9%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 69.4%
Mixed 9.5%
Other White 9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.2%
African 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Blenheim High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 387
- 3rd preference
- 176
- From another Local Authority
- 129
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 248 118 130 |
| Year 8 | 242 90 152 |
| Year 9 | 239 116 123 |
| Year 10 | 234 109 125 |
| Year 11 | 205 97 108 |
| Year 12 | 122 57 65 |
| Year 13 | 84 33 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 24.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 15.0% 21.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |