The Stanway School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
137927
Address
Winstree Road, Stanway, CO3 0QA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1394 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
3.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.5%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.4%
Unclassified 5.7%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.13
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.05
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
Art & DesignGCSE44
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE41
ChemistryGCSE39
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE61
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE43
Design & TechnologyGCSE14
ElectronicsGCSE11
English LanguageGCSE278
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Stanway School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
276
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
246
2nd preference
154
3rd preference
177
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
241
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
285
136
149
Year 8
277
157
120
Year 9
278
140
138
Year 10
275
138
137
Year 11
279
142
137
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
85.2%
85.6%
Further education
39.0%
37.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
6.0%
38.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
43.0%
9.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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